The surge in oil prices followed reports that Saudi Arabia temporarily shut its East West pipeline after drone attacks and that a merchant vessel was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Sept. 13, with Iranian authorities saying one person was killed and three injured.

The photo shows a fuel tank burning at the Zawiya oil refinery in Zawiya, western Libya.
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