Brent crude reached $115.16 a barrel on Friday, its highest level since May 4. Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia had stoked fears of further supply disruption from the Middle East, and Saudi Aramco ordered the evacuation of its Dhahran headquarters on Thursday. Brent was on track for a third straight weekly gain, Reuters reports.
Published in Dawn, The Business and Finance Weekly, October 26th, 2026
