# Oil surges 6%, Brent and US crude both surpass $100 on more tanker attacks | Reuters

> Brent settled up $6.42 (6.3%) at $107.63 and WTI rose 6.7% to $102.48 on September 10, both topping $100 for the first time since May. The spike followed the largest wave of attacks on shipping since the Iran war began.

- Date: 2026-09-11 · published 2026-09-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17629-oil-surges-6-brent-and-us-crude-both-surpass-100-on-more-tanker-attacks-reuters
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Tanker attacks tighten already constrained crude supply, raising energy and freight costs for feed producers. Higher diesel and fertilizer costs also push up the cost of feed production.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2026-04-02 | [US crude jumps more than 11%, Brent nearly 8% after Trump vows more attacks on Iran \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12724-us-crude-jumps-more-than-11-brent-nearly-8-after-trump-vows-more-attacks-on.md) | -2.2% | +6.1% |
| WTI | 2019-07-01 | [Oil's Surge on Tanker Attacks Muted by Demand Fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58759-oil-s-surge-on-tanker-attacks-muted-by-demand-fears.md) | -1.4% | -2.5% |
| WTI | 2026-08-30 | [Oil settles up by more than 2.5% as US and Iran resume military attacks \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18065-oil-settles-up-by-more-than-2-5-as-us-and-iran-resume-military-attacks-reuters.md) | +9.6% | +4.0% |
| WTI | 2019-09-15 | [Brent crude oil spikes the most in history after Saudi attacks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57247-brent-crude-oil-spikes-the-most-in-history-after-saudi-attacks.md) | +5.8% | -0.1% |
| WTI | 2026-07-23 | [Oil prices surge to $100 per barrel after Red Sea attacks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9927-oil-prices-surge-to-100-per-barrel-after-red-sea-attacks.md) | -7.9% | -6.4% |
| BRENT | 2026-04-02 | [US crude jumps more than 11%, Brent nearly 8% after Trump vows more attacks on Iran \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12724-us-crude-jumps-more-than-11-brent-nearly-8-after-trump-vows-more-attacks-on.md) | -2.8% | +8.2% |
| BRENT | 2019-07-01 | [Oil's Surge on Tanker Attacks Muted by Demand Fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58759-oil-s-surge-on-tanker-attacks-muted-by-demand-fears.md) | -4.2% | -6.1% |
| BRENT | 2026-08-30 | [Oil settles up by more than 2.5% as US and Iran resume military attacks \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18065-oil-settles-up-by-more-than-2-5-as-us-and-iran-resume-military-attacks-reuters.md) | +10.8% | +22.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/brent-holds-above-100-tanker-attacks-deepen-supply-fear-2026-09-10/

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