Oil supply squeeze intensifying — load up on Exxon and Chevron before inventory crash
Exxon's top executive is warning that global oil stockpiles will soon hit all-time lows, with Brent crude potentially spiking to $150–160 per barrel. The Strait of Hormuz — the world's most important oil shipping route — remains shut down due to the Iran conflict, choking off supply.
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The Strait of Hormuz shutdown has physically blocked roughly 20% of the world's daily oil supply since February, and now an Exxon executive is publicly warning that inventories will hit critically low levels within weeks. When a major oil company's own leadership says prices could reach $150+, it signals real urgency. Oil producers like Exxon and Chevron earn more per barrel when prices spike, so their stock prices tend to move in lockstep with crude. With no ceasefire signed yet and stockpiles dwindling, this supply squeeze has further to run.