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Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
crisis
wēijī
危机
to push / to drive
tuīdòng
推动
oil price
yóujià
油价
to rise to
zhǎng zhì
涨至
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$112 USD
112 měiyuán
112美元
。

because of / due to
yīn
因
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
crisis
wēijī
危机
，
Brent crude oil
Bùlúntè yuányóu
布伦特原油
price
jiàgé
价格
Monday
zhōuyī
周一
to rise to
zhǎng zhì
涨至
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$112.69 USD
112.69 měiyuán
112.69美元
。

May 4, 2026 at 11:40 AM

Monday
zhōuyī
周一
，
Brent crude oil
Bùlúntè yuányóu
布伦特原油
price
jiàgé
价格
to rise to
zhǎngdào
涨到
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$112.69 USD
112.69 měiyuán
112.69美元
。
United States
Měiguó
美国
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
also
yě
也
to rise to
zhǎngdào
涨到
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$103.74 USD
103.74 měiyuán
103.74美元
。
oil price
yóujià
油价
to go up / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
is
shì
是
because
yīnwèi
因为
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
has not yet
hái méiyǒu
还没有
completely / fully
wánquán
完全
to open / to reopen
kāifàng
开放
。
this (waterway)
zhè tiáo
这条
strait / waterway
hǎixiá
海峡
very
hěn
很
important
zhòngyào
重要
，
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
a lot of / many
hěn duō
很多
oil / petroleum
shíyóu
石油
all / both
dōu
都
from
cóng
从
here
zhèlǐ
这里
to transport
yùnshū
运输
。
ExxonMobil (oil company)
Āikèsēn Měifù
埃克森美孚
structural particle
de
的
CEO / chief executive officer
shǒuzhí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
to say
shuō
说
，
market
shìchǎng
市场
has not yet
hái méiyǒu
还没有
to feel / to experience
gǎnshòudào
感受到
all / the full
quánbù
全部
impact / effect
yǐngxiǎng
影响
。
United States
Měiguó
美国
this year
jīnnián
今年
energy
néngyuán
能源
price
jiàgé
价格
has risen / increased by
shàngzhǎng le
上涨了
12 percent
bǎifēnzhī shí èr
12%
more than / over
yǐshàng
以上
。

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Bùlúntè yuányóu
布伦特原油
Brent crude oil
zhǎngdào
涨到
to rise to
Měiguó yuányóu
美国原油
US crude oil
shàngzhǎng
上涨
to go up
kāifàng
开放
to open/reopen
quánqiú
全球
global
Āikèsēn Měifù
埃克森美孚
ExxonMobil
shǒuzhí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
CEO
shìchǎng
市场
market
néngyuán jiàgé
能源价格
energy prices

News in English

Business

Hormuz Crisis Drives Oil Prices to $112 Per Barrel

Brent crude oil prices rose to $112.69 per barrel on Monday due to the ongoing Strait of Hormuz crisis.

On Monday, Brent crude oil prices rose to $112.69 per barrel. US crude oil also climbed to $103.74 per barrel. The oil price increase is because the Strait of Hormuz has not fully reopened. This strait is extremely important, as much of the world's oil is transported through here. ExxonMobil's CEO stated that the market has not yet felt the full impact. The United States' energy prices have risen more than 12 percent this year.

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fǎntán
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zhǎng chāo
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400 diǎn
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jiéshù
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guójì
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yóujià
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wéichí
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gāowèi
高位
，
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Nàsīdákè
纳斯达克
index
zhǐshù
指数
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zhōusì
周四
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shōu diē
收跌
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xuān bù
宣布
November
shí yī yuè
十一月
oil / petroleum
shí yóu
石油
output / production
chǎn liàng
产量
to maintain / to keep
bǎo chí
保持
unchanged
bù biàn
不变
。

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