Charter rates nearly doubled in recent days and are up fivefold since the start of the year.
Prices for heavy crude produced in the Americas surged to multi-year highs on Wednesday, as the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran stymied exports of similar oil produced in the Middle East.
The U.S. stock market is rebounding Wednesday from two days of punishing swings after oil prices stopped spiking and reports gave encouraging updates on the economy.
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Oil prices are on the rise, hitting an 18-month high as of Tuesday as the conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran continues.
Oil inventories, excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, rose by 3.5 million barrels. Analysts expected inventories to have risen by 1.6 million barrels.
The Trump administration is pledging more support for the oil trade in the Persian Gulf after unveiling a pair of measures on Tuesday.
Headlines will continue to be the main driver here in the oil markets, as supply disruptions are by far the biggest worry.
While Iran is estimated to produce less than 5% of the world's oil, it has major influence over the Strait of Hormuz, through which more than 20% of the world's daily oil demand flows. Iran has already fired on some ships in the strait and traffic through the passageway is at a standstill.
Treasury Secretary Bessent says U.S. will make 'series of announcements' to support oil trade in the Gulf
Goldman warns cost of crude could hit $100 a barrel
The banking giant upgraded short-term Brent crude prices by $10 a barrel to $76.