Oil Market’s ‘Worst Fears’ Are Here as Gulf Conflict Hits Hormuz
Satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz.
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The oil market’s nightmare scenario came true this weekend. Now the race is on to deal with it.
After tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint largely came to a halt, the crucial question now is what it will take for the growing flotilla of vessels hovering near the entrance to the waterway to sail again — and how soon?