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Oil Traders Lawyer Up as Hormuz Disruptions Trigger Billions of Dollars in Disputes

Bloomberg Markets · Apr 29, 2026, 2:44 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

Some of the biggest names in oil trading are becoming embroiled in a complex web of disputes that could be worth many billions of dollars, as the industry wrangles over who should be liable for contracted shipments that weren’t delivered as a result of the Iran war.

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