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Oil traders shrug at Hormuz war headlines as 2025 shock looks nothing like 2022
Economy
Published on 24 April 2026
Key lanes stay open, so prices may cool fast
Headlines may scream war, but the Strait of Hormuz is still operating, leaving the 2025 oil scare looking less like a true supply rupture and more like a price mirage. With shipping continuing and market reactions already discounting worst cases, oil traders—and India’s energy planners—are positioning for a faster cooling of prices than in 2022.
- Strait of Hormuz remains open despite war talk
- Price surge may reflect sentiment more than supply loss
- Traders expect conditions closer to stabilization than 2022
- India is preparing for calmer oil market fallout
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