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Oil prices declined significantly following reports of an imminent deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. On August 4, Brent crude dropped 4% after comments regarding a temporary shipping arrangement agreed upon by negotiators from Iran and Oman. By August 5, WTI oil tested the $75 level as market participants focused on the ongoing negotiations between the two nations.