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Here is the ‘worst-case scenario’ for oil and the Strait of Hormuz

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Oil prices have reached their highest level since June due to conflict in the Middle East, posing a risk to global crude supplies.

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Oil climbed to its highest price since June on Monday, as conflict in the Middle East brings with it an inherent risk to the world’s available crude supplies.

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