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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jillian Ambrose and Lisa O'Carroll

Iran and Israel crisis: what does it mean for the price of oil?

black smoke billowing from oil depot
Smoke rises following what Iran says was an Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot in Tehran on Monday. Photograph: Majid Asgaripour/Reuters

The escalating crisis between Israel and Iran has already triggered the largest single-day oil price surge in the last three years, and the question for many is how much higher the oil markets might climb.

The price of Brent crude has jumped by about $10 a barrel since the start of June to a high of $78 a barrel on Friday, amid growing concerns that the conflict could wipe out Iran’s oil exports or cut flows of crude from the wider Middle East region to the global market.

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