Oil sinks below $80 as traders bet Strait of Hormuz flows will return
Brent crude has tumbled to three-month low following agreement to extend US-Iran ceasefire
Oil sinks below $80 as traders bet Strait of Hormuz flows will return
Brent crude has tumbled to three-month low following agreement to extend US-Iran ceasefire Grouped from 3 articles across 2 sources.
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Average US petrol price falls below $4 on plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz
As cost at the pump declines to nearly two-month low, analysts warn risk of a surge ‘has not completely disappeared’
Oil and gas unlikely to return to prewar prices for months even if Hormuz reopens
Markets welcome US-Iran peace deal but prices may stay high as buyers race to refill depleted emergency crude stockpiles Oil prices hit three-month low and markets rally After more than 100 days of the greatest recorded disruption to the world’s energy supplies, the global oil and gas markets have breathed a sigh of relief. Hours after Donald Trump confirmed that a US-Iran peace deal would lead to the reopening of the strait of Hormuz for tankers carrying millions of barrels of oil and gas, the price of Brent crude tumbled to lows of $82 a barrel . Wholesale gas prices fell about 6%. Continue reading...
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