Two oil shocks at once — Iran and Russia both under attack, load up on oil majors
Oil is already surging because the US is bombing Iran and blocking its oil sales. On top of that, Ukraine just drone-struck three Russian refineries and oil tankers. Two major oil-producing regions are under simultaneous attack — this is a supply shock on top of a supply shock.
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Oil prices are being hit from two directions at once. The US military struck over 80 sites in Iran and revoked Iran's oil sales waiver, while Bloomberg reports that tankers are barely moving through the critical Strait of Hormuz shipping lane. Layered on top of that, Ukraine just announced major drone strikes hitting three Russian refineries and oil tankers. When two of the world's largest oil-producing regions are both under active military disruption at the same time, the supply squeeze can push prices far higher than markets currently expect. The major integrated oil companies like ExxonMobil and Chevron move closely with oil prices but carry less risk of being directly shut down — so they are a cleaner way to play rising crude than trying to trade the commodity itself.