The prices of oil futures continued to move upward on Wednesday as supply concerns seemingly intensified. With the recent unravellings in the Middle East, the whole world turned its attention to Iran, awaiting its strike on Israel, after the latter killed Hamas’ top member, Ismail Haniyeh. Even though Tehran insisted it doesn’t seek further escalation, worries over the Gaza conflict turning into a regional war persisted. In addition, production disruptions in Lybia added to supply woes.