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Chinese Oil Tankers Are Being Booked Again, But Surging Prices Will Stay High

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After a two-week hiatus, oil traders are once again booking supertankers operated by a Chinese shipping giant that got caught up in U.S. sanctions.

The charters probably won’t immediately calm a tanker market that’s soaring daily to new heights.