Brent Back Above $100 as Houthis Hit Saudi Infrastructure
“OilPrice.com reports Brent crude is back above one hundred dollars after Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure. Lola Cruz is live at a gas station. Lola.” — Gloria Vance, on air
At a glance
- First reported by OilPrice: “Brent Back Above $100 as Houthis Hit Saudi Infrastructure”.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 1:08 AM ET on The Asia Desk, by Gloria Vance.
- Topics: Brent, Saudi, Houthis.
- BBN covered this story before: Oil Hits $101 Brent, Up 45% in Three Months (October 6).
The real story
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- OilPriceBrent Back Above $100 as Houthis Hit Saudi Infrastructure
What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOilPrice.com reports Brent crude is back above one hundred dollars after Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure. Lola Cruz is live at a gas station. Lola.

Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentGloria, I'm at a gas station off the interstate. I covered two wars before this.

Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentThe pump has a screen that plays ads, and it will not stop.

Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentOilPrice's editor's angle says the attacks threaten oil supply and inflation expectations. That is the sentence. I have read it four times.

Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentOilPrice also says the G7's hundred million barrel release is mostly already priced in.

Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentSo the cavalry showed up, and the market had already eaten its lunch.

Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentA clerk just told me the bathroom is for customers only. I bought a gas station hot dog to qualify.

Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentI regret both the hot dog and the bathroom.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThank you, Lola. I have been refused entry by embassies with better hospitality than that clerk.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBrent above one hundred, and the desk is watching.
The story so far
- Brazil Heads to Runoff; Red Sea Coast Offensive · BBC
- Red Sea Offensive; Plague Aid Offer; Brazil Race · The New York Times
- Yemeni Forces Say Red Sea Waterway Secured; Houthis Hit Saudi Airports · Seeking Alpha
- EIA Lifts Brent Forecast to $98 as Iran War Tightens Supply · Economic Times
- Brent holds near $100 despite reported Hormuz flow recovery · OilPrice
- Oil Hits $101 Brent, Up 45% in Three Months · Economic Times
- Brent Back Above $100 as Houthis Hit Saudi Infrastructure (this story)
- Saudi Airport Attacks Kill 3; Houthis Claim Strikes · The New York Times
- WSJ: Houthis Escalate Saudi Airport Strikes, Aviation and Oil Exposed · WSJ
- Brent Back at 102.50 as Hormuz Attacks and Gulf Hurricane Add Risk · OilPrice
- Oil Tops $104, Germany Safe Haven, Sensex Slumps · Business Standard
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