# Oil settles at highest in over a year for second straight day as Iran crisis escalates, snarls Hormuz flows | Reuters

> Oil settled at its highest level in over a year for a second straight day as the Iran crisis escalated and snarled Hormuz flows. Analysts said global supplies remain ample but that price volatility will continue until disrupted oil finds a safe route to buyers.

- Date: 2026-03-04 · published 2026-03-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8004-oil-settles-at-highest-in-over-a-year-for-second-straight-day-as-iran-crisis
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Continued disruption to Hormuz shipments keeps crude and fuel costs elevated, raising input and freight costs for feed buyers and supporting energy-linked commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2026-03-12 | [Oil settles up 9% as Iran vows to keep Strait of Hormuz closed \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6638-oil-settles-up-9-as-iran-vows-to-keep-strait-of-hormuz-closed-reuters.md) | +23.1% | +16.8% |
| BRENT | 2026-03-25 | [Oil settles up nearly 6% as investors fear further Middle East escalation \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20343-oil-settles-up-nearly-6-as-investors-fear-further-middle-east-escalation-reuters.md) | +15.0% | +1.0% |
| BRENT | 2026-04-30 | [Oil retreats after hitting four-year high on concern of US-Iran war escalation \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19881-oil-retreats-after-hitting-four-year-high-on-concern-of-us-iran-war-escalation.md) | -15.3% | -21.9% |
| BRENT | 2024-10-04 | [Oil settles up, biggest weekly gains in over a year on Middle East war risk \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10024-oil-settles-up-biggest-weekly-gains-in-over-a-year-on-middle-east-war-risk.md) | +2.4% | -5.7% |
| BRENT | 2022-02-22 | [Oil settles near 2014 high on Russia-Ukraine escalation \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42857-oil-settles-near-2014-high-on-russia-ukraine-escalation-reuters.md) | +6.1% | +23.6% |
| WTI | 2026-03-12 | [Oil settles up 9% as Iran vows to keep Strait of Hormuz closed \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6638-oil-settles-up-9-as-iran-vows-to-keep-strait-of-hormuz-closed-reuters.md) | +10.6% | +13.9% |
| WTI | 2026-03-25 | [Oil settles up nearly 6% as investors fear further Middle East escalation \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20343-oil-settles-up-nearly-6-as-investors-fear-further-middle-east-escalation-reuters.md) | +10.2% | +1.3% |
| WTI | 2026-04-30 | [Oil retreats after hitting four-year high on concern of US-Iran war escalation \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19881-oil-retreats-after-hitting-four-year-high-on-concern-of-us-iran-war-escalation.md) | -10.8% | -16.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-rises-over-1-iran-crisis-disrupts-middle-east-supply-2026-03-04/

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