# Crude oil prices surge past $95 amid fresh Houthi attacks on Saudi facilities; Brent, WTI gain

> Oil rose above $95 a barrel after Houthi strikes targeted a Saudi East-West pipeline pumping station, a Yanbu oil facility and an Aramco building in Riyadh. Shipping disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz added to concern.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T06:09:38.816Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97205-crude-oil-prices-surge-past-95-amid-fresh-houthi-attacks-on-saudi-facilities
- 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

Direct attacks on Saudi export infrastructure threaten crude supply, lifting energy and diesel costs and reinforcing a risk premium across fuel-linked feed inputs.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2019-09-16 | [Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities Makes Oil Prices Spike : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6929-attack-on-saudi-oil-facilities-makes-oil-prices-spike-npr.md) | +6.6% | -0.3% |
| BRENT | 2021-03-07 | [Oil price rises above $70 after attacks on Saudi oil facilities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48297-oil-price-rises-above-70-after-attacks-on-saudi-oil-facilities.md) | -0.9% | -9.6% |
| BRENT | 2019-09-16 | [Diesel Fuel Prices Surge Following Drone Attack on Saudi Arabian Oil Facilities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5987-diesel-fuel-prices-surge-following-drone-attack-on-saudi-arabian-oil-facilities.md) | +6.6% | -0.3% |
| BRENT | 2019-09-15 | [Crude Oil Prices Surge Most Ever After Attack Cuts Saudi Supplies - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6927-crude-oil-prices-surge-most-ever-after-attack-cuts-saudi-supplies-bloomberg.md) | +6.6% | -0.3% |
| BRENT | 2024-03-18 | [Oil prices inch higher amid attacks on Russian energy facilities \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31372-oil-prices-inch-higher-amid-attacks-on-russian-energy-facilities-reuters.md) | -0.3% | +6.0% |
| WTI | 2019-09-16 | [Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities Makes Oil Prices Spike : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6929-attack-on-saudi-oil-facilities-makes-oil-prices-spike-npr.md) | +5.8% | -0.1% |
| WTI | 2021-03-07 | [Oil price rises above $70 after attacks on Saudi oil facilities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48297-oil-price-rises-above-70-after-attacks-on-saudi-oil-facilities.md) | -0.7% | -11.2% |
| WTI | 2019-09-16 | [Diesel Fuel Prices Surge Following Drone Attack on Saudi Arabian Oil Facilities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5987-diesel-fuel-prices-surge-following-drone-attack-on-saudi-arabian-oil-facilities.md) | +5.8% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- moneycontrol.com: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/crude-oil-prices-surge-past-95-amid-fresh-houthi-attacks-on-saudi-facilities-brent-wti-gain-14079014.html

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