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Oil Prices Fall as US Delays Decision on Direct Iran Involvement

(Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Friday, but remained on course for a third consecutive weekly rise, after the White House delayed a decision on U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict. Brent crude futures fell $1.89, or 2.4%, to $76.96 a barrel by 1000 GMT. They were still set to gain nearly 4% on the …

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World Markets on Oil watch as Middle East Tensions Flare

Brent crude oil is up around 20% so far in June, and set for its biggest monthly jump since 2020 as Israel/Iran tensions flare-up. Although relatively contained, the rise has not gone unnoticed just three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered a surge in energy prices that ramped up global inflation and sparked aggressive …

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JP Morgan Says Strait of Hormuz Closure Could Trigger a Sustained Oil Price Shock

(Reuters) – JP Morgan believes that a Strait of Hormuz closure would likely trigger a sustained oil price shock that will reverberate through global macro developments, the bank said in a note. It said that in the most extreme case of a broader regional conflagration that includes the closure of Hormuz, it estimates oil prices …

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Citi Sees Oil Prices of $75-$78/bbl if War Disrupts 1.1 mln bpd of Iran’s Oil Exports

June 19 (Reuters) – An escalation of the Iran-Israeli hostilities could keep Brent oil prices trading about 15% to 20% above pre-conflict levels if the war disrupts 1.1 million barrels per day (bpd) of Iranian oil exports, analysts at Citibank said on Thursday. “This implies Brent prices should be in the $75 to $78/bbl range,” …

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Iran Adapts to Maintain Oil Exports During Conflict, Trackers Say

By Robert Harvey Iran’s crude exports averaging 2.2 million bpd this week, Kpler says Tankers are loading one-by-one at Kharg Island Floating storage is moving close to China to shield buyers from potential disruptions LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) – Iran is maintaining crude oil supply by loading tankers one at a time and moving floating …

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