The former security guard set for international debut after famously taking the wicket of Steve Smith with his first ball in Test cricket in January
US light crude jumped $1.60 a barrel from Friday's close to a peak of $71.40, its highest since mid-July, before easing to around $70.65 by 1340 GMT. US markets were closed on Monday for Labour Day.
Benchmark Brent crude, which traded on Monday, was up 80 cents at $78.95 a barrel, having earlier reached a high of $79.72, its strongest since May.
"The bull party is in full swing this morning as oil prices explode to the upside thanks to a weather-related jolt," said PVM analyst Stephen Brennock.
"The US crude marker is leading the energy complex as a fast-approaching tropical storm triggers a spate of evacuations and production shut ins across the US Gulf Coast."
Anadarko Petroleum Corp said on Monday it had evacuated and shut production at two oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of the approach of Gordon, which is expected to come ashore as a hurricane.
Global oil markets have tightened over the last month, pushing up Brent prices by more than 10 per cent since the middle of August. Investors anticipate less supply from Iran as US sanctions on Tehran begin to bite. - Reuters
The former security guard set for international debut after famously taking the wicket of Steve Smith with his first ball in Test cricket in January
Mohammed Fattah Al Burhan Rahmane was riding his motorbike in Ankara in March when he collided with a utility vehicle
Those who do not have permits will be directed to return to their point of origin, the Directorate of Public Security said
Nijjar, 45, was shot dead outside a Sikh temple on June 18 in Surrey, a Vancouver suburb
The two-time Grand Slam champion, who won the US Open in 2022 and Wimbledon last year, turns 21 on Sunday
Turkish president says the move is also aimed at increasing the amount of humanitarian aid entering Gaza
In another case at the same airport, officials apprehended five foreign nationals who tried to smuggle gold worth Rs.24.4 million
More than 2,000 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested in the past two weeks across the US