Prices surge as fears over shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz outweigh a coordinated 400 million-barrel emergency release by IEA member countries.
Moscow says a Ukrainian strike on a missile-component plant in the Russian border city of Bryansk killed seven people and injured dozens; Kiev says it targeted military infrastructure.
Vladimir Putin urges de-escalation in the Middle East in talks with Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan amid the regional crisis.