Aljazeera.com | Oil prices soar over fears of US strike on Syria Aljazeera.com American benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rose to as much as $65.86 a barrel at 19:15 GMT - its highest level since March 27. Although Syria is not a key oil producer, the wider Middle East is the world's most important crude exporter and ... Oil eases away from 2014 highs on increasing US output Syria, Middle East tensions pose bigger risk for oil prices |