Oil prices fall as Saudi supply hopes outweigh fresh Houthi strikes

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: CNBC World

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Oil prices fell on Friday as additional Saudi crude supplies help ease disruption fears.

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  • Reported by CNBC World and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:35:38 UTC.

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  1. Yemen’s Houthis say Saudi strikes killed one, targeted telecom towers

  2. Saudi Arabia facing 'biggest threat' ever to oil production as Iran-proxy Houthis launch attacks, expert says

  3. Saudi Arabia says debris from an intercepted Houthi drone killed 1, and other Mideast developments

  4. Trump declines to back Saudi Arabia as US officials reportedly meet Iran-backed Houthis in Oman

  5. How record diesel prices will rip through the U.S. economy. Trucks, rails are only the start

  6. Oil prices fall as Saudi supply hopes outweigh fresh Houthi strikes

  7. CNBC Daily Open: Trump's tariff leverage, EU warning and Iran hopes

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