Oil prices extended gains on Friday and were on track to rise for a second week on heightened fears that the Israel-Gaza crisis may spread in the Middle East and disrupt supply from one of the world’s top-producing regions.
Brent crude futures was up 75 cents to $93.13 a barrel by 0815 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $90.04 a barrel, up 67 cents. The front-month November contract expires on Friday.
The more active December WTI contract was up 81 cents at $89.18 a barrel.
Wildcat Petroleum plc (LON:WCAT) was incorporated in early 2020, with plans to work and invest in the upstream sector of the petroleum industry – namely exploration, appraisal, development and production of oil and gas.