Oil pushes past $100 as wave of US-Iran attacks exposes dwindling safety net ↧ ↧ Oil pushes past $100 as wave of US-Iran attacks exposes dwindling s... Oil prices topped $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first ​time in six weeks as an escalation in fighting by U.S. and Iranian forces deepened concerns over supply from the region and raised fears of inflationary ‌pressures and higher energy costs for consumers and businesses.