Hormuz Remains Inaccessible: US Oil Markets Approach a Precipice in June

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The Strait of Hormuz has been largely inaccessible since the US-Israel operation against Iran on February 28, with energy analysts cautioning that the US could encounter a severe economic downturn if it remains closed until June. Saudi Aramco indicates that achieving stability might not occur until 2027. The US EIA reports that oil inventories are depleting at unprecedented rates, and JPMorgan predicts gasoline prices could reach five dollars by mid-summer.

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00:00Energy experts are warning that the United States is heading toward an economic cliff

00:04if the Strait of Hormuz does not reopen by June.

00:07The Strait, which carries roughly 20% of the world's oil,

00:12has been effectively closed since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.

00:17Saudi Aramco's CEO warned this week that even if the Strait reopens today,

00:22the oil market will not normalize until 2027.

00:25The global supply disruption has already removed 10 to 13 million barrels of oil per day from markets,

00:33causing the largest energy shock since the 1970s Arab oil embargo.

00:37The U.S. Energy Information Administration has confirmed global inventories are declining

00:43at the fastest rate since records began.

00:46America's strategic petroleum reserve has already released millions of barrels

00:50in an attempt to buffer prices.

00:52It is not working.

00:54J.P. Morgan now warns that gas prices will hit $5 a gallon by mid-summer unless a deal is

01:00struck.

01:01For Americans, this is not an abstract geopolitical problem.

01:05It is a crisis arriving at the gas pump, the grocery store, and the heating bill.

01:10We probably will not need it.

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