October WTI crude oil (CLV26) is up +5.67 (+5.90%) on Wednesday, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26) is up +0.1572 (+4.90%).
Crude oil and gasoline prices are sharply higher today, with crude oil posting a 3.5-month high and gasoline posting a 2-week high. Crude prices are soaring today amid fears that the US-Iran war will persist, reducing energy exports from the Middle East and tightening global oil supplies. Crude prices rallied today despite a bearish weekly EIA inventory report.