https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/oil-jumps-4-on-reports-china-halts-fuel-exports-us-troops-head-to-middle-eastContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/oil-jumps-4-on-reports-china-halts-fuel-exports-us-troops-head-to-middle-easthttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/oil-jumps-4-on-reports-china-halts-fuel-exports-us-troops-head-to-middle-east#u98908Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:35:24 +0000Crude oil prices surged more than 4 percent, with Brent crude holding above $102 a barrel and settling up more than $4 a barrel following reports that China has suspended fuel exports and the United States is deploying additional military forces to the Middle East. PetroChina canceled gasoline and jet fuel shipments planned for October to protect domestic supply. The coordinated energy restriction and military buildup intensify worries about global fuel shortages and tighten energy markets already strained by regional conflict. Meanwhile, recovering Gulf exports helped steady some aspects of t