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Slows By Irina Slav - Aug 19, 2026, 12:40 AM CDT Crude oil prices extended their gains for the fourth day today as fresh
tanker-tracking data suggests traffic via the Strait of Hormuz has slowed further amid harder rhetoric from both Iran
and the United States, with both sides demonstrating an unwillingness to return to the negotiating table.At the time of
writing, Brent crude was trading at $91.53 per barrel, and West Texas Intermediate was changing hands for $85.47 per
barrel, two days after the expiration of the June ceasefire deal the U.S. and Iran had agreed, which broke down in early
July.President Trump has declared the Strait of Hormuz open, but Iran says it is still shut down and reports about
tankers U-turning away from the chokepoint in recent days suggest the latter is true. The latest report of a strike on a
vessel in Hormuz came on Tuesday, regarding a cargo ship that was reportedly struck by “an unknown projectile
while conducting an outbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz,” as reported by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade
Operations.“The shipping risks are increasing again as attacks from Iran and Houthis remain prevalent in both key
chokepoints, keeping oil prices supported in the near term,” Sparta Commodities senior oil analyst June Goh said,
as quoted by Reuters. She added, however, that “Gulf producers are finding alternative export routes to bring oil
out to the Gulf of Oman. If sustainable, this could help increase shut-in production from these two
producers.”Regarding these alternative routes for oil exports, ING’s commodity team wrote in a Tuesday
update that “Saudi Arabia is reportedly offering crude cargoes from locations off the coast of Oman, signalling
efforts to expand export routes outside the Persian Gulf. Saudi Aramco is marketing Arab Medium and Arab Heavy grades
via ship-to-ship transfers from terminals including Sohar.”By Irina Slav for Oilprice.com More Top Reads From
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