WTI crude has fallen about 10% this week as traders price in progress toward restoring Strait of Hormuz shipping, even though Gulf oil flows remain heavily disrupted.

Oil prices experienced a significant decline on Tuesday, falling over five percent. Hopes for a diplomatic resolution to the West Asia conflict emerged. This potential resolution…

Just six vessels were tracked moving through Hormuz on Monday, down from seven a day earlier, while traffic through Bab el-Mandeb was also largely unchanged.