Oil prices rose sharply Monday as disruptions to tanker traffic raised uncertainty about how U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran would affect supply to the world economy ... .
The war in the Mideast is sending shudders through global energy markets. Oil prices are up more than 8%, and European natural gas futures are spiking 42% in the wake of the shutdown of a major supplier of ship-borne gas ... .
Insurance companies are cancelling war risk coverage for vessels in the Middle East Gulf as the�widening Iran conflict�disrupts shipping, leaving tankers damaged or stranded and at least two�people�dead ... .