Asia Fuel Restrictions; Oil Tanker Attack: Mideast Energy Latest

The impact of the war with Iran rippled further through global energy markets on Thursday.

Refiners in China and Japan that depend on Middle East oil halted fuel exports to protect domestic supplies. The cost of shipping oil out of the US rose to a record as buyers searched for alternative sources of crude. An attack on a tanker near Kuwait underscored the dangers to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.