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  "id": 7741737,
  "title": "Oil slips as Saudi Arabia offers more crude via Oman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/oil-slips-as-saudi-arabia-offers-more-crude-via-oman",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-16T00:40:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Business",
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    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/oil-slips-saudi-arabia-offers-more-crude-oman-6387586"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Oil prices declined on Wednesday as Saudi Arabia announced additional crude shipments via Oman, easing concerns about Middle East supply disruptions. Brent crude futures dropped 83 cents, or 0.76%, to $107.92 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures fell $1.41, or 1.33%, to $104.42 per barrel. Earlier, oil prices had surged more than $3 after Saudi Arabia suspended crude loadings at Yanbu and canceled shipments to European customers, raising fears of persistent disruptions on a critical export route. However, Saudi Arabia is now providing more crude oil loadings to Asian refiners via ship-to-ship transfers off Oman's Sohar port, following drone attacks that damaged its key oil pipeline to the Red Sea. Shipping data indicated that visible vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz remained low at four on Tuesday, well below the 10-day average of 18, representing only a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas supply. Despite this, Macquarie analysts noted that crude, condensate, and refined product flows through the Strait of Hormuz have remained resilient and may have even increased to over 7.5 million barrels per day since hostilities resumed on August 30. Citi expects the Middle East situation to continue supporting crude oil and refined fuel prices in the short term, with the Strait of Hormuz reopening in the fourth quarter of 2026 with regional diplomatic efforts' support.",
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