Oil prices rise on Red Sea shipping attacks and supply worries

Oil prices on Tuesday built on gains made a day earlier amid attacks on shipping in the Red Sea that have exacerbated supply worries.

Brent crude futures rose 36 cents, or 0.44%, to $82.89 a barrel by 0745 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI) were up 31 cents, or 0.40%, to $77.89 a barrel.

“Concerns around shipping disruptions in the Red Sea have supported a rebound in the price of crude oil overnight, offsetting a more hawkish Fed currently weighing on the demand side of the equation,” said Tony Sycamore, an analyst at IG in Sydney.

Union Jack Oil plc (LON:UJO) is an onshore oil and gas exploration company with a focus on drilling, development and investment opportunities in the United Kingdom hydrocarbon sector.

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