Crude futures notched back-to-back gains on Thursday, with prices finding support from growing tensions in the Middle East that raise the risk of supply disruptions in the oil-rich region.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Oil prices rose in early trading on Thursday on a decline in U.S. fuel inventories and a ratchetting up of tensions in the Middle East. Brent crude futures rose 40 cents, or 0.57%, ...

Ali Mohammadi / Bloomberg / Getty Images Crude oil gained as much as 5% Tuesday as tensions escalated in the Middle East. Reports of Iran firing rockets towards Israel sparked concerns around ...

HOUSTON, March 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Thursday after the United States issued new Iran-related sanctions and renewed tensions in the Middle East countered strength in the dollar.