Heating Oil Hits 3-Month High as Middle East Tensions Escalate
Heating oil futures surged past $2.30 per gallon, reaching their highest level since late February, amid mounting Middle East tensions. Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting nuclear facilities, missile production sites, and top military officials, calling it the beginning of a long-term campaign to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. In response, Iran fired around 100 drones toward Israeli territory. The flare-up comes ahead of the sixth round of US-Iran nuclear talks, set for Sunday in Oman. Meanwhile, EIA data showed a surprise supply build, with distillate inventories rising by 1.246 million barrels—twice the expected increase—and heating oil stocks climbing by 487,000 barrels, the largest weekly gain since January.