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.

AI data centers are projected to account for 4-5% of global natural gas and power consumption within the next one to two years.

The United Arab Emirates has left the OPEC oil cartel.

There is a greater than 50% probability that oil prices will reach $150 to $200 per barrel within the next two months.

Fossil fuels, including oil, natural gas, and coal, still account for 80% of the world's total energy usage.

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.

If the Strait of Hormuz remains closed for another month, oil prices are projected to reach $150 to $200 per barrel.

The estimated cost to build overland pipelines to bypass the Strait of Hormuz is between $50 billion and $75 billion.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

Sustained oil prices of $150 per barrel for even a few months would be sufficient to trigger a global recession.

LNG facilities in Qatar have been damaged by drones during the conflict, and repairs could take three to four years.

Saudi Arabia's fiscal breakeven oil price, which accounts for government spending, is approximately $95 per barrel.

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.

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.

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.