# WTI climbs above $101.00 on Middle East supply risks

> WTI crude traded around $101.20 in early Asian hours on Thursday. Prices rose on renewed concerns about additional energy supply disruptions in the Middle East.

- Date: 2026-10-29 · published 2026-10-29T06:13:36.542Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/616-wti-climbs-above-101-00-on-middle-east-supply-risks
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher crude lifts diesel and fertilizer costs and raises biofuel-linked vegetable oil demand, supporting feed and oilseed price floors.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2026-07-23 | [Oil settles over $100 as Houthi attacks intensify Middle East supply risks \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9925-oil-settles-over-100-as-houthi-attacks-intensify-middle-east-supply-risks.md) | -7.9% | -6.4% |
| WTI | 2024-10-03 | [Crude oil prices today: WTI rises as Biden comments on Middle East risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10027-crude-oil-prices-today-wti-rises-as-biden-comments-on-middle-east-risk.md) | +4.4% | -2.4% |
| WTI | 2024-10-03 | [Oil jumps over $3 a barrel as Middle East conflict stokes supply worry \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10023-oil-jumps-over-3-a-barrel-as-middle-east-conflict-stokes-supply-worry-reuters.md) | +4.4% | -2.4% |
| WTI | 2018-07-26 | [Factbox: Risks to Middle East oil and gas shipping routes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63929-factbox-risks-to-middle-east-oil-and-gas-shipping-routes.md) | -3.0% | -3.8% |
| WTI | 2024-10-31 | [Oil Rises On Middle East Conflict Escalation Fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28028-oil-rises-on-middle-east-conflict-escalation-fears.md) | +4.5% | +0.2% |
| DIESEL | 2026-07-23 | [Oil settles over $100 as Houthi attacks intensify Middle East supply risks \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9925-oil-settles-over-100-as-houthi-attacks-intensify-middle-east-supply-risks.md) | +0.7% | +1.7% |
| DIESEL | 2024-10-03 | [Oil jumps over $3 a barrel as Middle East conflict stokes supply worry \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10023-oil-jumps-over-3-a-barrel-as-middle-east-conflict-stokes-supply-worry-reuters.md) | +4.4% | +0.8% |
| DIESEL | 2026-07-30 | [Diesel Prices Climb Over Middle East Conflict and Refinery Attacks - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18532-diesel-prices-climb-over-middle-east-conflict-and-refinery-attacks-wsj.md) | -13.4% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- fxstreet.com: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/wti-climbs-above-10100-on-middle-east-supply-risks-202610290016

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