# Crude rises slightly after Iran says it seized UK tanker

> Iran's Revolutionary Guard seized the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz, and a second British-operated tanker turned toward Iran. Brent rose 66 cents to $62.59 while WTI settled up 0.6% at $55.63.

- Date: 2019-07-19 · published 2019-07-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58262-crude-rises-slightly-after-iran-says-it-seized-uk-tanker
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Heightened Gulf tensions add a modest geopolitical risk premium to crude, though the price reaction was small and demand concerns still dominate.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2019-10-11 | [Oil rises 2% after reports of Iranian tanker attack \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56737-oil-rises-2-after-reports-of-iranian-tanker-attack-reuters.md) | +0.6% | +6.4% |
| WTI | 2026-08-31 | [Brent nears $90 after US-Iran strikes: Why is crude oil price rising?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18055-brent-nears-90-after-us-iran-strikes-why-is-crude-oil-price-rising.md) | +9.6% | +4.0% |
| WTI | 2025-12-10 | [Oil settles higher after US seizes tanker off Venezuela's coast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21666-oil-settles-higher-after-us-seizes-tanker-off-venezuela-s-coast.md) | -5.1% | -1.0% |
| WTI | 2023-03-30 | [Oil rises over 1% on Iraqi supply risks, U.S. crude draw \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36774-oil-rises-over-1-on-iraqi-supply-risks-u-s-crude-draw-reuters.md) | +10.6% | +2.5% |
| WTI | 2019-06-20 | [US oil surges to $56.65 after Trump says Iran made a 'mistake'](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12317-us-oil-surges-to-56-65-after-trump-says-iran-made-a-mistake.md) | +10.2% | +2.6% |
| BRENT | 2019-10-11 | [Oil rises 2% after reports of Iranian tanker attack \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56737-oil-rises-2-after-reports-of-iranian-tanker-attack-reuters.md) | +0.9% | +5.7% |
| BRENT | 2026-08-31 | [Brent nears $90 after US-Iran strikes: Why is crude oil price rising?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18055-brent-nears-90-after-us-iran-strikes-why-is-crude-oil-price-rising.md) | +10.8% | +22.9% |
| BRENT | 2025-12-10 | [Oil settles higher after US seizes tanker off Venezuela's coast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21666-oil-settles-higher-after-us-seizes-tanker-off-venezuela-s-coast.md) | -4.6% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/19/oil-markets-us-iran-relations-in-focus.html

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