"Oil reaches consumers: Tehran 'adjusts' level of disruption, prices fall on the market"

Oil prices fell below $102 on international markets on Monday, with analysts estimating that Iran is allowing shipments to pass through the "porous" Strait of Hormuz, ensuring supply to major buyers in Asia. On the London market, a barrel traded in the afternoon at $101.83, down $1.31 from the close at the end of last week. On the U.S. market, it was cheaper by $3.46, at $95.25. Early-week market sentiment was shaped by assessments that Middle Eastern oil is indeed