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Oil and gas prices resume rise after Iran attacks production facilities

Mar 17, 2026Center Left

Brent crude price climbs as operations suspended at Shah gasfield in UAE after Iranian strikeBusiness live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesOil and gas prices have risen again after Iran carried out attacks on production facilities for the first time since the start of the war with the US and Israel.Brent crude, the international benchmark…

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