أسعار النفط ترتفع مع إثارة هجمات الحوثيين على مصفاة سعودية مخاوف الإمدادات

Crude oil futures rose during the session as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East escalated sharply. Fresh attacks attributed to Houthi forces targeted a major Saudi Arabian refinery, immediately triggering supply security worries. Traders rushed to price in potential production outages and logistical bottlenecks in a critical energy-exporting region. The incident highlights the vulnerability of global petroleum infrastructure to regional conflicts and asymmetric warfare. Energy markets remain on edge as market participants evaluate the risk of a protracted military standoff that could restrict global crude supplies. Consequently, upward pressure on commodity prices threatens to complicate ongoing central bank efforts to tame global inflation.