Oil Prices Fall Amid Prospects of Fast Reopening of Strait of Hormuz

June 18, 2026

Oil prices retreated in Asia on Thursday afternoon as traders bet on a swift reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the critical waterway through which roughly one-fifth of global oil shipments are typically transported.

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