MarketWatch | Oil Pares Gains After Soaring To 2-Year Highs OilPrice.com Brent crude prices were propelled to a two-year high yesterday, triggered by concerns about a Kurdish referendum vote to seek independence from Iraq. Although the vote is non-binding, a yes vote would pave the way for negotiations to secede from Iraq. Oil futures pull back after entering bull market Turkey's President Erdogan threatens to invade Iraq and cut off oil pipeline after Kurds vote for independence 09/26/2017: How a Middle Eastern independence vote impacts global oil prices |