Oil hits $100 a barrel for first time since July after US and Houthi strikes
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Oil hits $100 a barrel for first time since July after US and Houthi strikes - Published Oil prices rose to $100 (£74) a barrel on Wednesday, after the US and Iran attacked tankers in the Gulf region and Yemen's Houthis hit oil facilities in Saudi Arabia.
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Oil hits $100 a barrel for first time since July after US and Houthi strikes - Published Oil prices rose to $100 (£74) a barrel on Wednesday, after the US and Iran attacked tankers in the Gulf region and Yemen's Houthis hit oil facilities in Saudi Arabia.
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