Benchmark Brent crude oil futures rose past $100 a barrel, breaching the symbolic barrier for the first time since July 24 as intensifying conflict in the Middle East fueled growing concern about oil flows from the region. Tony Munroe has more ▻ ↧ Brent crude rises above $100 a barrel as Middle East conflict inten... Benchmark Brent crude oil futures hit a more than six-week high and breached the symbolic threshold for the first time since July 24.