Crude Holds the Hormuz Premium as Saudi Pipeline Stays Shut: WTI Near $103
Crude is holding the geography brief. WTI sits near $102.83 and Brent at $107.41, up 1.4% to 1.6% on the day, because the physical barrel is still priced around a Strait of Hormuz that has not opened back up. Saudi Arabia's east-west pipeline, the only large-scale alternative to the strait, remains shut after drone strikes, Iran-Gulf diplomatic talks were abruptly postponed, and a supertanker exploded in Hormuz. Over the past month crude is up 18.2%, and over a year it has climbed 56.9% (Trading Economics, Reuters). The diplomatic impasse also reaches into Washington's stance on Iranian crude: Treasury Flips the Default Setting on Iran Sanctions Exceptions .
Key Takeaways WTI trades near $102…
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