Oil Prices Surge Over 1% as Threat to Key Shipping Strait Grows
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Oil prices rose more than 1% today as fears over energy supply security intensified following threats to close the Bab el-Mandeb strait. The narrow waterway, a critical chokepoint for global oil shipments, has raised concerns about disruptions to tanker traffic in the region.