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The current closure of the Strait of Hormuz is the most significant event in the oil market since World War II, surpassing the crises of the 1970s.
Expert perspective
Morgan Downey
Jun 17
AI data centers are projected to account for 4-5% of global natural gas and power consumption within the next one to two years.
Expert perspective
Morgan Downey
Jun 17
The United Arab Emirates has left the OPEC oil cartel.
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Morgan Downey
Jun 17
There is a greater than 50% probability that oil prices will reach $150 to $200 per barrel within the next two months.
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Morgan Downey
Jun 17
Fossil fuels, including oil, natural gas, and coal, still account for 80% of the world's total energy usage.
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Morgan Downey
Jun 17
The initial price spike from the Strait of Hormuz closure was mitigated by large, coordinated releases from strategic petroleum reserves by the US, other IEA member countries, and China.
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Morgan Downey
Jun 17
If the Strait of Hormuz remains closed for another month, oil prices are projected to reach $150 to $200 per barrel.
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Morgan Downey
Jun 17
The estimated cost to build overland pipelines to bypass the Strait of Hormuz is between $50 billion and $75 billion.
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Morgan Downey
Jun 17
The marginal cost of production for new oil supplies, primarily from US fracking and Canadian heavy oil, is now between $60 and $70 per barrel.
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Morgan Downey
Jun 17
Major oil companies like BP, Shell, and Exxon have improved their working capital efficiency by 20-30% over the last five years, reducing their need to store oil.
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Morgan Downey
Jun 17
Within five years, the Strait of Hormuz will be removed as a major chokepoint for the global oil market as Gulf producers like Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Iraq will build overland pipelines to bypass i...
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Morgan Downey
Jun 17
Prior to the current crisis, Iran had between 150 and 180 million barrels of oil in floating storage due to sanctions, which is now being drawn down.
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Morgan Downey
Jun 17
In the nearly 160-year history of the oil industry since 1859, global oil demand has only fallen on a year-over-year basis four times: in 1973, 1978, 2009, and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Morgan Downey
Jun 17
Sustained oil prices of $150 per barrel for even a few months would be sufficient to trigger a global recession.
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Morgan Downey
Jun 17
LNG facilities in Qatar have been damaged by drones during the conflict, and repairs could take three to four years.
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Morgan Downey
Jun 17
Saudi Arabia's fiscal breakeven oil price, which accounts for government spending, is approximately $95 per barrel.
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Morgan Downey
Jun 17
Even if a peace deal is declared today, the restart process for oil production and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will take one to two months to approach full recovery.
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Morgan Downey
Jun 17
The gas station lines in the US during the 1970s oil crises were an artificial shortage caused by the US government setting domestic price caps below the international market price.
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Morgan Downey
Jun 17
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has reduced global oil production from 105 million barrels per day to approximately 95 million barrels per day.
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Morgan Downey
Jun 17
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