{
  "id": 2093509,
  "title": "Oil prices steady as investors assess Hormuz shipping security",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/oil-prices-steady-as-investors-assess-hormuz-shipping-security",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-20T06:59:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar Business",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar-business",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/20/08/2026/oil-prices-steady-as-investors-assess-hormuz-shipping-security"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "<p>Singapore: Oil prices held steady in early trade on Thursday as investors assessed the outlook for the US-Iran war and the security of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.</p> <p>Brent crude futures for October delivery rose 25 cents, or 0.3%, to $91.87 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for September slipped 2 cents to $85.81 a barrel.</p> <p>The more active…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Hormuz shipping unchanged amid US-Iran stalemate, data shows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/hormuz-shipping-unchanged-amid-us-iran-stalemate-data-shows",
        "published": "2026-08-20T06:30:51.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}