Record oil release steadies markets, but war-driven disruption in the Strait of Hormuz keeps energy supplies uncertain.

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Vast release of emergency crude reserves fails to quell mounting fears about supply crunch, rattling markets

Energy markets remain on tenterhooks as the prospect of prolonged war in the Middle East grows.

Record oil release steadies markets, but war-driven disruption in the Strait of Hormuz keeps energy supplies uncertain.

Brent crude tops $106 a barrel as markets see no end in sight to the halt of traffic through the critical waterway.

Iran has scared off most ships from the Strait of Hormuz, leaving some ships to pass through, while most continued to wait outside the Gulf.