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Oil Tankers U-Turn, Rush to Middle East Before Hormuz Reopening
Two oil tankers heading toward Africa have u-turned in the Indian Ocean this week, switching their destinations to the Middle East as shipowners race to re-position vessels ahead of the possible reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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What happenedOil Tankers U-Turn, Rush to Middle East Before Hormuz Reopening.
The headline splitBloomberg - Markets frames it as "Oil Tankers U-Turn, Rush to Middle East Before Hormuz Reopening". Politico Europe frames it as "‘VIP pass’: Trump administration mulling how to coax more oil tankers through Hormuz".
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Oil Tankers U-Turn, Rush to Middle East Before Hormuz Reopening
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