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Goh: Long Mideast Conflict Hit Crude Product Prices

Oil took a breather after a six-day gain, as traders await signs of progress on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and the resumption of pre-war flows of oil and gas. The price reprieve comes as the International Energy Agency says the global oil market faces a shortfall of 1.8 million barrels a day this quarter, double an earlier projection. June Goh, Senior Oil Market Analyst at Sparta Commodities…

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