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Oil prices approaching $100 per barrel as Houthis attack Saudi sites - UPI.com

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Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Oil prices are nearing $100 per barrel on Tuesday following a wave of strikes on Saudi Arabian energy facilities, injuring more than 70 people. Saudi Arabia has announced it has paused operations at some of its energy facilities near the Yemen border following attacks by the Iran-aligned Houthis.

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  • Joe FisherBy Joe Fisher

    Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Oil prices are nearing $100 per barrel on Tuesday following a wave of strikes on Saudi Arabian energy facilities, injuring more than 70 people. Saudi Arabia has announced it has paused operations at some of its energy facilities near the Yemen border following at…

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