Oil Prices Crash To Four-Month Low: What’s Driving The Latest Fall?
- Oil prices fell over 1% to near four-month lows as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz improved amid easing Middle East tensions, with Brent at $76.30 and U.S. WTI at $72.43 per barrel.
- Increased oil tanker passages through the Strait of Hormuz have eased fears of prolonged supply disruptions, boosting market confidence despite volumes still below pre-conflict levels.
- The U.S. granted Iran a 60-day sanctions waiver after peace talks, raising expectations of increased Iranian oil exports and contributing to price declines.
- U.S. crude inventories fell less than expected in the week ending June 19, supporting market focus on supply normalization amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainties.
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The price of oil reached Wednesday, June 24, minus $75 per barrel of crude oil, being its lowest level in the last four months after the beginning of the conflict in the Middle East. It is thanks to the advances for a peace agreement between the United States and Iran, as well as the opening of the Strait of Hormuz that oil has fallen in price since the weekend.According to US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, about 20 million barrels of oil have p…
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Oil Prices Slide to Four-Month Lows as Strait of Hormuz Traffic Improves
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