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Though oil prices have surged this week on geopolitical tensions, they have risen from a low baseline.
Fifteen miles off Iran's northwestern coast, the Kharg Island terminal handles more than 90% of the country's crude exports.
Energy analysts have questioned whether oil markets are being too complacent about the risk of a widening conflict in the Middle East.
Oil prices could shoot up $20 per barrel if Iranian production sees a hit, said Goldman Sachs.
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Supply disruption risks are increasing as fighting in the Middle East intensifies, according to analysts.
Oil markets are being too complacent given the risk of major supply disruptions in the Middle East, analysts told CNBC on Thursday.
Tensions in the Middle East are weighing down investor sentiment, but the recent stimulus unleashed by Beijing is causing a rally in Chinese-related stocks.
Tensions in the Middle East are weighing down investor sentiment, but the recent stimulus unleashed by Beijing is causing a rally in Chinese-related stocks.