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Hormuz attack and Saudi pipeline shutdown rattle global oil markets
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Oil prices have surged above $108 a barrel after a merchant vessel was struck in the Strait of Hormuz and Saudi Arabia shut a key pipeline that bypasses the waterway. The incidents have renewed fears that critical Middle East energy supply routes could be closing, threatening global markets and energy security.[3][9]