11:13 AM EDT, 09/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with recent WTI, Brent crude oil prices in the second paragraph.)

Shares of some of the biggest oil companies were up along with crude oil prices Tuesday morning following media reports that Israel conducted a strike against senior Hamas leadership in Doha, Qatar.

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 1.8% higher at $63.36 per barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange and North Sea Brent crude oil gained 1.6% to reach $67.11 per barrel.

Shares of BP (BP), Shell (SHEL) and Exxon Mobil ( XOM ) were up 1.7%, 1.3% and 2%, respectively. Shares of Chevron ( CVX ) , ConocoPhillips ( COP ) and Occidental Petroleum ( OXY ) were up 1.6%, 2% and 1.0%, respectively.

Price: 34.50, Change: +0.59, Percent Change: +1.73