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August WTI crude oil (CLQ25 ) today is up +1.41 (+2.17%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ25 ) is up +0.0380 (+1.84%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sharply higher today due to the decline in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a 3-1/4 year low. Also, today's rally in the...

August WTI crude oil (CLQ25 ) Wednesday closed up +0.55 (+0.85%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ25 ) closed down -0.0049 (-0.24%). Crude oil and gasoline prices on Wednesday settled mixed. Crude oil found support on Wednesday's bullish weekly EIA report, which showed a larger-than-expected draw in crude oil inventories and...

About 20 million barrels of oil a day flow through the Strait of Hormuz, or the equivalent of 20% of global petroleum liquids consumption.

Around 84 percent of oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz is destined for Asia, leaving the economies of China, India, South Korea and others vulnerable should Iran blockade the crucial trading route over US strikes on its nuclear sites.

July WTI crude oil (CLN25 ) Wednesday closed up +0.30 (+0.40%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN25 ) closed up +0.0367 (+1.62%). Crude oil prices whipsawed Wednesday in volatile trade and finally settled higher. Concern about escalation of the Israel-Iran war boosted crude prices Wednesday after Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...

July Nymex natural gas (NGN25 ) on Wednesday closed up by +0.138 (+3.58%). July nat-gas prices on Wednesday extended this week's rally and climbed to a 2-1/2 month nearest-futures high. The outlook for sweltering US temperatures, which will boost nat-gas demand from electricity providers to run air conditioning, is supporting...

July WTI crude oil (CLN25 ) today is down -1.06 (-1.42%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN25 ) is down -0.0054 (-0.24%). Crude oil prices today gave up an early advance and turned lower on signs that the conflict between Israel and Iran could de-escalate after President Trump said Iran reached...

July Nymex natural gas (NGN25 ) on Tuesday closed up by +0.103 (+2.75%). July nat-gas prices on Tuesday rallied sharply for a third session and posted a 2-1/4 month nearest-futures high. Nat-gas prices rallied on expectations for hot weather in the US, which will boost nat-gas demand from electricity providers...

July WTI crude oil (CLN25 ) Tuesday closed up +3.07 (+4.28%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN25 ) closed up +0.0520 (+2.34%). Crude oil prices rallied sharply on Tuesday on the increase in Middle East tensions after President Trump downplayed the prospects for an early end to the Israel-Iran war. President...