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Oil surges on Hormuz airstrikes — ride the energy rally with Exxon and Chevron

The U.S. just carried out fresh airstrikes on an Iranian military site near the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil shipping chokepoint. Oil prices immediately jumped almost 3%, with Brent crude approaching $97 a barrel.

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The Strait of Hormuz handles roughly one-fifth of the world's oil supply. Any threat to shipping there directly hits oil prices. These latest airstrikes shattered the market's assumption that a ceasefire deal was close, and Brent crude is already near $97. If diplomacy continues to stall, oil could keep climbing as traders re-price the risk of a prolonged conflict. Major oil companies like Chevron tend to move in the same direction as crude, giving you a way to play this without buying oil directly.

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