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Oil market well supplied, control of Hormuz to shift over time, Bessent says

By Reuters
March 31, 2026
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2026.—Reuters
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2026.—Reuters

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that the global oil market is well supplied, with more boats traveling through the Strait of Hormuz.

“Over time, the US is going to retake control of the Straits and there will be freedom of navigation, whether it is through US escorts or a multinational escort,” Bessent said in an interview with Fox News Channel’s ‘Fox & Friends’.