Update: WTI Oil Edges Up to a Fresh Month High as Middle East Fighting Intensifies
() -- (Updates prices in the second paragraph and and EIA storage data in the final paragraph.) West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil rose to a one-month high on Wednesday as fighting between the US and Iran intensified, keeping the Strait of Hormuz blocked. WTI crude oil for August delivery closed up $0.26, or 0.3%,