Oil reportedly above $100 a barrel amid Strait of Hormuz disruptions

In a September 15 reply, Grok put WTI crude at roughly $102–$104 a barrel and Brent at roughly $107-plus. It attributed elevated crude prices to Strait of Hormuz disruptions tied to the Iran conflict, and said Saudi pipeline issues, tight refining capacity and domestic outages were keeping pump prices high. Citing AAA/EIA data, it described the national gasoline average as sharply higher than a year earlier. A separate reply that day attributed crypto selling pressure to rising oil prices and an anticipated Fed rate hike, while arguing that crypto was holding up well.