London, April 6, 2026 (AFP) - Oil prices slip back as some ships pass Hormuz gauntlet

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2026-04-06

Oil prices edged down Monday amid subdued Easter holiday trading as investors took some encouragement from news of some oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz. "There is definitely some sort of volumes being shipped through the strait -- by far not at all normalising the commercial ship traffic -- but it's definitely a step in the right direction," SEB analyst Ole R. Hvalbye told AFP. Around 1050 GMT, a barrel of the main Brent benchmar......

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