Brent Crude Hits More Than Five-Month High On Houthi-Saudi Attacks, UAE Oil Spill

HuffPost - Oct 23, 2026

An oil spill from a tanker was detected off the UAE coast of Umm Al Quwain, the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Climate Change and Environment said on Friday.

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