Oil Prices Drop. What to Know About 3 Tankers Passing Through Strait of Hormuz.

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Oil Prices Drop. What to Know About 3 Tankers Passing Through Strait of Hormuz.

Crude oil contracts were falling more than $5 around midday Wednesday after shipping data showed three supertankers have passed through the Strait of Hormuz.