Energy specialists indicate that several months may pass before firms can restart activities and satisfy worldwide needs. Slow shipping rates combined with refining limits and questions about secure transit through the waterway suggest that any easing of shortages will develop gradually.

Vessels carrying crude have remained idle in the Persian Gulf region for over three months, blocked from passage along a route that once handled nearly one-fifth of global oil and fuel volumes prior to the outbreak of hostilities.

"Comfort levels must rise and proper coverage from insurers must be secured before personnel can safely return to restart key facilities," noted Daniel Evans, who leads global fuels and refining analysis at S&P Global Energy.

Oil values nevertheless eased on Monday following news of the accord. Brent crude fell 3.45 dollars to 83.89 dollars a barrel, while the American benchmark dropped 4.03 dollars to 80.85 dollars a barrel.

Current levels remain notably higher than the roughly 70 dollars per barrel seen before fighting began.

Evans explained that as prices adjust, trapped vessels will exit first, after which fresh tankers can enter for loading under assured conditions.

"Operators require a sufficiently long period of security to allow entry, filling and departure without risk," he stated.

Tankers travel at modest speeds, requiring extended periods to reach far-off destinations, unload at refineries and complete final delivery, he observed.

Some regional producers halted extraction once storage capacity was exhausted. Restarting such halted wells involves lengthy procedures.

Nations including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which possess alternative pipelines bypassing the strait, may resume output fastest, according to Alan Gelder of Wood Mackenzie.

"Iraq faces greater hurdles due to larger production halts and more complex fields, potentially needing up to a year for full recovery," Gelder added.

Capital spending across the sector, which normally requires years to yield results, halted during the closure and will need time to resume, Gelder noted.

Producers will hesitate to restart until they confirm lasting stability and a ceasefire extending well beyond one or two months, stated Daniel Sternoff of Columbia University.

"Definitions of openness and the pace of clearing accumulated cargoes remain unclear," he concluded.