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The Iran Closure on the Strait of Hormuz Could Last to Labor Day: What It Means for Global Markets, Oil Prices, and the Physical vs. Paper Disconnect

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The Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway through which roughly one-fifth of global oil and significant LNG volumes flow — has remained effectively closed since early March 2026 following the escalation of the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict. Iran has suspended talks and signaled the blockade could become permanent absent major concessions. In a wide-ranging interview with […]

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EIA Report Indicates Massive Draw

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The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its latest Weekly Petroleum Status Report on June 3, 2026, covering data for the week ending May 29, 2026. The report reveals a significant tightening in U.S. petroleum inventories, with a massive combined draw in commercial crude oil and Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) stocks. Analyst Ole S. Hansen […]

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Oil from US Emergency Reserves Heads to California for the First Time, Kpler Says

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In a notable development underscoring shifting global energy trade flows amid ongoing Middle East tensions, a cargo of crude oil drawn from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is heading to California for the first time ever, according to ship-tracking firm Kpler. The shipment involves approximately 460,000 barrels of Bayou Choctaw Sweet crude destined for […]

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We are about to price the oil and gas markets for absence rather than scarcity

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In a recent appearance on Squawk Box Asia, veteran commodities strategist Jeff Currie (Co-Chairman of Abaxx Markets) delivered a stark warning that resonates deeply with current market dynamics. He described an emerging “rare earth moment” — a qualitative shift where markets have been neglecting the physical world (“atoms”) in favor of financial narratives and tech […]

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How Long Can the US Keep Up Being the Global Oil Filling Station?

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The United States has stepped into an extraordinary role amid the 2026 Iran conflict and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz: the world’s primary swing supplier of crude oil and refined products. Record exports are helping offset massive global supply shortfalls, but this “filling station” status comes with clear limits—depleting strategic reserves, tightening domestic inventories, […]

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Trump Administration Releases More SPR Oil to Help Oil Market and Consumers

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The Trump administration continues its aggressive use of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to stabilize surging oil prices and provide relief to American consumers amid ongoing global supply disruptions tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the release of an additional 53.3 million barrels of crude oil from […]

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Goldman Says Global Oil Stocks Approaching Eight-Year Low, Depletion Speed a Concern

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Global oil inventories are rapidly approaching their lowest level in nearly eight years, according to a new analysis from Goldman Sachs. The investment bank warned that the pace of depletion has become a major concern amid ongoing supply disruptions, particularly restrictions on flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Goldman estimates that total global oil stocks […]

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