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According to OPIS’ Energy Markets team, 26% of the crude oil trade and 23% of liquefied natural gas goes through the strait, and a prolonged closure could cause oil prices to surge even higher.
From Barron's
When trading resumes, prices are expected to rise as investors assess the risk to global supply, particularly through the Strait of Hormuz, which carries roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas.
From Barron's
These stocks make up more than half of Berkshire’s equity portfolio, and Abel put Berkshire’s stakes in five Japanese trading companies worth $35 billion in the same bucket.
From Barron's
The fast pace of the program’s development worried Western powers who imposed increasingly stringent trade restrictions.
There is also a worry about the economic impact of blockages to the Strait of Hormuz – a vital artery of world trade and oil shipments which sits below Iran.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
