Energy & climate

EIA: Hormuz strait closure cost 10M barrels daily in Q1—largest supply shock ever

EIA called the Hormuz de facto closure from Feb. 28 military action a record "supply shock" removing roughly 10 million daily barrels. The strait handles ~35% of seaborne crude.

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