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Hormuz Shipping Halt Drives Crude Higher as Oil Giants Surge on Robust Margins

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  • Strait of Hormuz shipping disruptions have escalated energy prices, driving strong earnings beats across integrated oil producers and lifting crude targets toward $90.
  • Higher crack spreads benefit major refiners, while Chevron secured a long-term strategic natural gas power agreement with Microsoft to fuel artificial intelligence data centers.
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