# Oil gains over $2 as supply disruptions persist

> Oil jumped over $2 a barrel on Thursday after Houthi attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure and Hormuz shipping disruptions. Iran said four tankers were hit in the Strait of Hormuz, and Ukraine drones struck the Ust-Luga port in Russia, damaging fuel tanks.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T03:09:40.424Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97040-oil-gains-over-2-as-supply-disruptions-persist
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Escalating attacks on tankers and Black Sea-Baltic export hubs raise energy costs and freight risk for feed commodity supply chains.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2020-02-01 | [Oil Pares Gains as Plentiful Supply Tempers Libya Disruption](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55267-oil-pares-gains-as-plentiful-supply-tempers-libya-disruption.md) | -6.0% | -12.2% |
| BRENT | 2026-10-02 | [Oil Rises as Mideast Tensions Sustain Supply-Disruption Fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9320-oil-rises-as-mideast-tensions-sustain-supply-disruption-fears.md) | +7.5% | +9.7% |
| BRENT | 2026-07-31 | [Supply Disruptions Underpin Crude Oil Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18516-supply-disruptions-underpin-crude-oil-prices.md) | -4.9% | -0.6% |
| BRENT | 2026-03-12 | [Brent Oil Tops $100 as Persian Gulf Disruption Hits Global Supply - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8158-brent-oil-tops-100-as-persian-gulf-disruption-hits-global-supply-bloomberg.md) | +23.1% | +16.8% |
| BRENT | 2026-09-08 | [Explainer: Why isn't oil above $100 despite supply disruptions? \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17662-explainer-why-isn-t-oil-above-100-despite-supply-disruptions-reuters.md) | +12.9% | +11.9% |
| WTI | 2020-02-01 | [Oil Pares Gains as Plentiful Supply Tempers Libya Disruption](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55267-oil-pares-gains-as-plentiful-supply-tempers-libya-disruption.md) | -2.4% | -9.3% |
| WTI | 2026-10-02 | [Oil Rises as Mideast Tensions Sustain Supply-Disruption Fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9320-oil-rises-as-mideast-tensions-sustain-supply-disruption-fears.md) | -1.5% | +5.6% |
| WTI | 2026-07-31 | [Supply Disruptions Underpin Crude Oil Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18516-supply-disruptions-underpin-crude-oil-prices.md) | -7.4% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- dawn.com: https://www.dawn.com/news/2044161

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