Brent rises to $95.92 as renewed Hormuz hostilities keep tankers away

Front-month ICE Brent rose $1.15 to $95.92 a barrel at 09:00 GMT on September 3 as renewed hostilities kept commercial vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Arabia accused Iran of attacking the Bahri tanker Sidr, and said two sailors were killed. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said 17 million barrels of crude had transited the strait on the previous Monday.

• Brent $95.92 at 09:00 GMT, up $1.15 on the day
• Saudi Arabia says Iran attacked tanker Sidr; two sailors killed
• 17 million barrels of crude transited Hormuz on the prior Monday (Wright, per Reuters)