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US heating oil futures traded below $3.9 per gallon in early August, holding recent losses as markets assessed developments surrounding the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump said his latest offer of talks was Tehran’s “last chance” and expressed confidence that the key waterway would fully reopen. Although Iran denied holding direct talks with the US, it said discussions with Oman to increase shipping through the strait were making progress. Meanwhile, Gulf producers continued to pursue alternative export routes, with Turkey and Iraq extending a pipeline agreement, while Kazakhstan restarted its crude shipments through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium following a temporary disruption. Separately, Russian diesel supplies remained constrained by ongoing Ukrainian attacks on major oil refineries, prompting Moscow to extend its diesel and gasoline export ban through January 2027.
