# Oil gains on supply concerns as Houthis attack Saudi deployments in Yemen

> Oil prices rose after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said they attacked Saudi deployments in Marib and Hadramout, renewing concerns about security in the Red Sea shipping corridor. Hopes that Iran and Oman could agree on a route through the Strait of Hormuz limited the gains.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-08T15:08:03.317Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/87639-oil-gains-on-supply-concerns-as-houthis-attack-saudi-deployments-in-yemen
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed threats to Red Sea shipping raise the risk of supply disruption and support crude prices, while a potential Hormuz shipping arrangement could ease supply concerns and cap the rally.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2019-09-16 | [Oil prices jump as attack on Saudi plant jolts supply \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5706-oil-prices-jump-as-attack-on-saudi-plant-jolts-supply-ap-news.md) | +6.6% | -0.3% |
| BRENT | 2019-09-16 | [Oil surges as Saudi attack focuses market on supply risks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5707-oil-surges-as-saudi-attack-focuses-market-on-supply-risks.md) | +6.6% | -0.3% |
| BRENT | 2024-04-26 | [Oil settles higher on supply concerns in the Mideast, economic woes subdue gains \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30632-oil-settles-higher-on-supply-concerns-in-the-mideast-economic-woes-subdue-gains.md) | -4.9% | -9.3% |
| BRENT | 2019-09-16 | [Oil Surges Most in Decades After Attack on Heart of Saudi Oil Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57238-oil-surges-most-in-decades-after-attack-on-heart-of-saudi-oil-industry.md) | +6.6% | -0.3% |
| BRENT | 2022-06-16 | [Oil rebounds as new Iran sanctions fuel more supply concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41115-oil-rebounds-as-new-iran-sanctions-fuel-more-supply-concerns.md) | -6.6% | -15.1% |
| WTI | 2019-09-16 | [Oil prices jump as attack on Saudi plant jolts supply \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5706-oil-prices-jump-as-attack-on-saudi-plant-jolts-supply-ap-news.md) | +5.8% | -0.1% |
| WTI | 2019-09-16 | [Oil surges as Saudi attack focuses market on supply risks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5707-oil-surges-as-saudi-attack-focuses-market-on-supply-risks.md) | +5.8% | -0.1% |
| WTI | 2024-04-26 | [Oil settles higher on supply concerns in the Mideast, economic woes subdue gains \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30632-oil-settles-higher-on-supply-concerns-in-the-mideast-economic-woes-subdue-gains.md) | -5.2% | -8.5% |

## Sources

- outlinetts.com: https://outlinetts.com/article/page/khaleejtimes/business/oil-gains-on-supply-concerns-as-houthis-attack-saudi-deployments-in-yemen

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