Energy & climate × Politics

Hormuz seventy days in: April production shutdown hits 9.1 million barrels daily

EIA pegs the strait as effectively closed since late February; April shutdown peaks at 9.1 million b/d. Brent neared $128 on April 2; Q2 outlook averages $115—inflation and US gasoline politics intertwine.

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