🚨 Holy shit, catastrophic morning for global oil:
– Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz CLOSED. All shipping "to and from ports of allies and supporters of the Israeli-American enemies" is now PROHIBITED.
– TWO Chinese container ships tried to exit the Gulf via Hormuz on Friday. TURNED BACK. Ship-tracking data confirms.
– 8,000,000 barrels per day are now OFFLINE. That is not a reduction. That is a shutdown.
– Oil is SURGING. Brent nearing $111/barrel. WTI has topped $96. March is on track for the LARGEST monthly price gain ever recorded.
– Separately: 40% of Russia's oil export capacity is about to HALT. Ukrainian drone strikes hitting Baltic port terminals. Russia is warning buyers of "force majeure" on deliveries.
– Asia's energy crisis is about to ACCELERATE. Japan gets 73% of oil through Hormuz. South Korea: 70%. China: 40-45%. India: 42%.
– China just got TURNED BACK from Hormuz. The world's largest energy importer can't get its ships through.
– The Iran conflict looks set to extend into April. Attacks ongoing. Hormuz traffic largely stalled.
– Tanker deliveries are RUNNING OUT. Not slowing — running out. Saxo Bank's Ole Hansen: further pressure coming as remaining deliveries expire.
– Two chokepoints. Hormuz and Baltic. Both offline. No backup supply at this scale exists anywhere on Earth.
This isn't a spike. This is the beginning of a structural energy crisis.
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