Mid-East tensions to push up crude prices


PETRONAS president and group CEO Tan Sri Tengku Muhammad Taufik Tengku Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR: Brent crude oil prices which have climbed by some 15% to US$74.10 per barrel, may see further upward pressure from the ongoing war in the Middle East.

“The rise in oil prices have been quite pronounced after the war started.

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