TRUMP SAYS HE HAS AUTHORIZED RELEASE OF OIL FROM THE US STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE IF NEEDED IN AN AMOUNT TO BE DETERMINED

*BRENT CRUDE JUMPS 17% AFTER ATTACK CUTS SAUDI SUPPLIES but... but... 7% limit

WTI CRUDE FUTURES RISE 14.8% TO $63 PER BARREL AT THE OPEN

Brent +19%

BREAKING: ⬆️ Brent crude up $10.94 (or 18%) to $71.16 a barrel as market opens in the wake of the Saudi attacks #OOTT #SaudiArabia #oil

BREAKING: Oil prices surge by 18%

BRENT CRUDE'S 19% JUMP IS THE BIGGEST SINCE 1991

*Runs to fill car up*

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.@VP and @EsperDoD have left the WH after an NSC meeting on Saudi attack/Iran

This is really something. @RepAdamSchiff said on CBS today that the Director of National Intelligence has told the Intel Committee that he was instructed not to turn over the whistleblower's complaint by a "higher authority":

#Russia navy to be the first to field hypersonic cruise missiles on submarines https://t.co/8ZX7yM3rxN

BREAKING: Crude oil prices jump 18 percent after attacks on Aramco installations cut Saudi oil output by half https://t.co/2rLMr5yMi4

The U.S. official noted that the #Iraq-is "have been very explicit" that the attack did not originate in their airspace, suggesting #Iran was the most likely point of origin.

#GOESEast infrared imagery shows Tropical Storm #Humberto continuing to organize and intensify during Sunday. Max winds as of 5 pm are 70 mph, and Humberto is expected to become a hurricane and make a sharp turn to the northeast tonight. https://t.co/RSfYCfgmPg

Next Sunday, @POTUS will travel to #Texas and #Ohio "to underscore the important partnerships between the United States and India, and Australia," announces @WhiteHouse.

Detailed images of the damage at the Aramco site at Khurais, which was also attacked early Saturday morning #SaudiArabia #Iran

19% rise now. Offffft.

Uh this is the biggest jump since the Gulf War https://t.co/wBMSBAgVA9

Saudi Arabia is the 2nd largest supplier of oil to the US. A move this big will likely affect oil prices here. Dow futures are down too.

Hope there's no war anytime soon. https://t.co/itVkwMBEA3