Oil prices hit near seven-week highs, before edging lower, as Iran plans to increase control of Hormuz
- Hormuz: 74 events in the last 90 days
- Previous: earlier the same day · Iran to announce restricted zone outside Strait of Hormuz
What happened
The West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude contracts for October and November delivery, respectively, are steady after rising earlier in the session.
Summary assembled by rule from the sources below