Strait of Hormuz choked off for months with no peace deal — buy the oil majors before energy prices spike again
The Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway that roughly one-fifth of the world's oil passes through — has been effectively blocked for over three months. Iran has now mined large portions of it, and with peace talks stalling, oil supply could get even tighter.
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The Strait of Hormuz carries about 20% of the world's oil and it's been blocked for three months with no resolution in sight. Iran is actively mining the waterway, and fresh fighting has dimmed hopes for a peace deal. That means the oil supply squeeze is likely to persist or worsen. When supply stays tight and prices stay elevated, major oil producers like Exxon and Chevron rack up bigger profits. Their shares tend to climb steadily during these stretches, and right now they haven't fully priced in a prolonged blockade scenario.