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Oil tankers stuck in Hormuz and may not return — buy energy stocks for the supply squeeze
Large oil tankers are trapped in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important shipping routes for crude oil. Even when they get out, many may never go back — which could permanently reduce how much oil flows out of the Middle East.
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The Strait of Hormuz is a critical chokepoint — roughly a fifth of the world's oil passes through it. Right now, big tankers are stuck there, and industry watchers doubt they'll return in the same numbers even after they escape. If fewer ships are willing to move Middle Eastern crude, that's a supply squeeze that pushes oil prices up. That's good news for oil producers like ExxonMobil and Chevron, as well as broad energy funds, since higher oil prices flow directly into their profits.
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