Iran is choking off the world's busiest oil route — load up on oil majors for a months-long squeeze
Iran has halted peace talks with the U.S. and is threatening to completely block the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil shipping route. Industry experts now say the resulting oil supply disruption will last through the end of the year, even if the waterway reopens soon.
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Roughly 20% of the world's oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran just vowed to shut it down completely. Oil industry analysts are now telling OPEC+ that supply disruptions will drag on through the end of the year — that's not a short-term blip, it's a multi-month squeeze. When oil prices stay elevated for a long stretch, the biggest producers like Exxon and Chevron rake in outsized profits. The stocks haven't fully priced in a sustained supply shock yet, so there's room to run.