Oil prices rose nearly 3 percent on Tuesday, extending the previous session’s gains, as ‌efforts to end the US-Iran war appeared to have stalled, with the crucial Strait of Hormuz waterway still mainly shut, starving markets of key Middle East energy supply.

Ryanair, Transavia, Volotea and other low-cost airlines are feeling the financial pain from high jet fuel prices as a result of the Middle East war and are cutting flights.

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Brent crude futures for June climbed $1.41, or 1.3 percent, to $109.64 a barrel

The US has stepped in to shield the global economy from the oil crunch triggered by the Iran war by boosting exports, selectively easing sanctions and tapping strategic reserves. The conflict may be denting Washington’s standing in some quarters, but it is also cementing its transformation into the world’s dominant energy superpower.

Global oil price shocks are likely to affect Bangladesh’s economy mainly through higher inflation, a weaker exchange rate, and limited output losses

No restriction on movement of perishable goods, medical patients

Oil prices rose more than one percent Monday

India has ramped up purchases of Russian oil and revived alternate supplies from Africa, Iran and Venezuela to blunt a sharp crude shortfall from the crisis-ridden Middle East, analysts say.

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Liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies are likely to remain strained through the end of 2027 due to disruptions and infrastructure damage from the US-Iran war, the International Energy Agency said Friday.

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India, the world's third-largest oil buyer, normally sources about half of its crude through the Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices whipsawed in volatile trade on Friday, but were ‌higher on the week, as traders weighed supply disruptions against the potential restart of peace talks between the US and Iran that could help limit those disruptions.

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For the week, Brent gained about 16 percent and WTI rose nearly 13 percent