Oil Jumps Above $108 as Hormuz and Saudi Bypass Come Under Pressure
Oil prices jumped more than $3 as fresh attacks hit Saudi Arabia and shipping in Hormuz while the Saudi pipeline designed to bypass the strait remains offline.
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