Strait of Hormuz blocked for months, oil surging — ride the energy rally with Exxon and Chevron
Fresh fighting between the US and Iran has pushed oil prices higher. The Strait of Hormuz — a critical oil shipping lane — has been effectively blocked for over three months, and energy experts warn a prolonged conflict will keep supplies tight.
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The Strait of Hormuz has been blocked for three months and new attacks are escalating, which cuts off the world's most important oil shipping route. Energy experts say a prolonged conflict will squeeze supply even further. When oil supply is threatened like this, major oil producers like Exxon and Chevron tend to rally hard because the price of crude goes up while their production costs stay the same. This isn't a short blip — it's a sustained geopolitical crisis that could keep pushing energy stocks higher week after week.