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 Chief Scott Sheffield said oil costs could move significantly higher in the event that Iran engages in Hamas' conflict on Israel.

"Assuming that Iran enters the conflict, we will see a lot higher oil costs, clearly," Sheffield said on CNBC's "Cackle Box" Wednesday.

Iran is a significant oil maker and key benefactor of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist bunch assigned by the U.S. as a fear based oppressor association. A more extensive struggle could represent a significant danger to worldwide unrefined supplies, which have been scaled back by Saudi Arabia and Russia lately.

Brent rough
 exchanged marginally lower to $86.93 a barrel Wednesday, while the U.S. West Texas Middle of the road (WTI) unrefined
 fell by 78 pennies, or 0.91%, to $85.19. Brent and WTI had flooded more than $3.50 on Monday on worry that the conflict among Israel and Hamas could grow into a more extensive struggle.


"It will depend on [Prime Pastor Benjamin] Netanyahu, I accept. So really relies on how much proof he has that they're behind it and whether he chooses to make any kind of difference either way with it," Sheffield said.

The loss of life is ascending in Israel as rockets downpour down and threats head into the fifth day. The Israeli military said it is gathering troops close to the Gaza Strip.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is expected to show up in Israel on Thursday, said Sunday that it isn't clear there was any contribution by Iran.

Exxon Mobil
 said Wednesday it consented to purchase shale rival Trailblazer Normal Assets for $59.5 billion in an all-stock arrangement, or $253 per share.