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Brent to be delivered in July, which is where more of the trading is happening in the oil market, rose 3% to $102.08 per barrel.

The longer the strait stays closed, the more consumption is going to have to recalibrate lower to align with supply that has dropped at least 10%.

The price for a barrel of Brent crude to be delivered in June swung between $103 and $107 in the morning and most recently was up 0.3% at $105.38.

The Trump administration has given a 90-day extension to a shipping waiver making it easier to move oil, fuel and fertilizer around the U.S. 

Executives have been quietly warning that the massive disruption to energy supplies caused by the war could last months — even after the fighting stops.

The price for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, rose 1.8% to $103.76 after bouncing between roughly $101 and $106 overnight. 

Security risks in the waterway escalated on April 22 after Iranian gunboats opened fire on commercial ships, while the U.S. blocked two of Tehran’s oil tankers.

The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, added 1.7% to $100.16 on uncertainty about when the war with Iran could let up.

The more cautious outlook puts United broadly in line with peers grappling with the same pressures, including Delta and Alaska Air.

“It’s a bit naive to say that, after this has ended, that things will go back to pre-war situations,” said Jotaro Tamura, president and CEO of Mitsui.