Oil Drops Below $100 as Trump-Iran Deal Hopes Put Strait of Hormuz Back in Play
Brent crude dropped below $100 a barrel Thursday as traders anticipated a limited U.S.-Iran deal could ease supply fears by reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Brent fell $1.95 to $99.32, while U.S. crude slid $1.93 to $93.15. U.S. inventories declined by 2.3 million barrels last week, with distillate exports hitting a record 1.9 million barrels per day.