On the evening of 20/10, Brent rose 1.5% to $111.7 a barrel, its highest since May, while WTI jumped 5.2% to $110. Prices rallied after the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen claimed on 19/10 a series of attacks on energy infrastructure, airports and military sites in Saudi Arabia, though Saudi authorities have not confirmed the reports. Kpler counted at least 18 vessels reportedly attacked in the past two weeks, while a Houthi attack on a security training camp in Shabwa, Yemen, killed 58 people. ING said the risk premium could ease if oil flows continue, but there are no signs of that yet. In the US, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve still holds over 282 million barrels, the lowest since 1982.
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