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Oil Crisis Monitor
Updated: Oct 19, 2026 — 4:17 AM MT
Strait of Hormuz
232
Days
Day 232 — IRGC reports a tanker mine fire; UKMTO counts 23 attacks this month. The strait remains closed.
Day 232: The IRGC says a tanker hit a mine and caught fire in the southern strait; UKMTO counts 23 attacks on ships since Oct 1.
Brent Crude
+47.1% since closure
$107.57
/bbl
Today: −$2.29 (−2.1%)
U.S. Gas Avg
+43.2% since closure
$4.30
/gal
Today: unchanged
WTI Crude
+44.1% since closure
$99.46
/bbl
Today: −$1.95 (−1.9%)
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