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      <title>Oil slips after Trump says US will help free ships stranded in Hormuz</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oil prices eased on Monday after US President Donald Trump said the United States would begin an effort to &lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-us-help-free-up-ships-strait-hormuz-starting-monday-morning-2026-05-03/"&gt;free up ships stranded&lt;/a&gt; in the Strait of Hormuz, however, the lack of a US-Iran peace deal kept prices supported above $100.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brent ​crude futures fell 64 cents, or 0.59%, to $107.53 a barrel by 2308 GMT ​after settling down $2.23 on Friday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;US West Texas Intermediate was at $101.10 a ⁠barrel, down 84 cents, or 0.82%, following a $3.13 loss on Friday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“For the good of ​Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that ​we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that they can freely and ably get on with their business,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social site ​on Sunday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Oil prices remained above $100 a barrel with no peace deal in sight ​and traffic in the Strait of Hormuz was still limited.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Negotiations between the US and Iran continued over ‌the ⁠weekend, with &lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-falls-after-trump-says-us-would-help-free-ships-stranded-strait-hormuz-2026-05-03/nL1N41F08"&gt;the countries assessing responses&lt;/a&gt; from each other.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Peace talks have been stalled as both sides refuse to move on their respective red lines,” ANZ analysts said in a note.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Trump has made a nuclear deal with Tehran a priority, while Iran has proposed ​to set aside nuclear ​issues until after ⁠the war ends and the foes agree to lift opposing blockades on Gulf shipping.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On Sunday, the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ​and their allies, or OPEC+, said they will &lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/opec-set-agree-third-oil-output-quota-hike-since-hormuz-closure-sources-say-2026-05-03/"&gt;raise oil output ​targets&lt;/a&gt; by ⁠188,000 barrels per day in June for seven members, the third consecutive monthly rise.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The increase is the same as that agreed for May minus the share of the United Arab ⁠Emirates, ​which &lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/uae-says-it-quits-opec-opec-statement-2026-04-28/"&gt;left OPEC on May 1&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;However, the higher volume ​will remain largely on paper as long as the Iran war continues to disrupt Gulf oil supplies ​through the Strait of Hormuz.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Oil prices eased on Monday after US President Donald Trump said the United States would begin an effort to <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-us-help-free-up-ships-strait-hormuz-starting-monday-morning-2026-05-03/">free up ships stranded</a> in the Strait of Hormuz, however, the lack of a US-Iran peace deal kept prices supported above $100.</strong></p>
<p>Brent ​crude futures fell 64 cents, or 0.59%, to $107.53 a barrel by 2308 GMT ​after settling down $2.23 on Friday.</p>
<p>US West Texas Intermediate was at $101.10 a ⁠barrel, down 84 cents, or 0.82%, following a $3.13 loss on Friday.</p>
<p>“For the good of ​Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that ​we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that they can freely and ably get on with their business,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social site ​on Sunday.</p>
<p>Oil prices remained above $100 a barrel with no peace deal in sight ​and traffic in the Strait of Hormuz was still limited.</p>
<p>Negotiations between the US and Iran continued over ‌the ⁠weekend, with <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-falls-after-trump-says-us-would-help-free-ships-stranded-strait-hormuz-2026-05-03/nL1N41F08">the countries assessing responses</a> from each other.</p>
<p>“Peace talks have been stalled as both sides refuse to move on their respective red lines,” ANZ analysts said in a note.</p>
<p>Trump has made a nuclear deal with Tehran a priority, while Iran has proposed ​to set aside nuclear ​issues until after ⁠the war ends and the foes agree to lift opposing blockades on Gulf shipping.</p>
<p>On Sunday, the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ​and their allies, or OPEC+, said they will <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/opec-set-agree-third-oil-output-quota-hike-since-hormuz-closure-sources-say-2026-05-03/">raise oil output ​targets</a> by ⁠188,000 barrels per day in June for seven members, the third consecutive monthly rise.</p>
<p>The increase is the same as that agreed for May minus the share of the United Arab ⁠Emirates, ​which <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/uae-says-it-quits-opec-opec-statement-2026-04-28/">left OPEC on May 1</a>.</p>
<p>However, the higher volume ​will remain largely on paper as long as the Iran war continues to disrupt Gulf oil supplies ​through the Strait of Hormuz.</p>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 09:15:01 +0500</pubDate>
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