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Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas flow – and hence squeezing supplies of oil-derived materials used in manufacturing, such as naphtha. The substantial volume of naphtha Japan
Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies are shipped during peacetime, has been effectively closed and shipping traffic has fallen by 95 percent. Australia
importer, with 90 percent of the oil it consumes coming from overseas, and about half of its usual crude supplies transiting the Strait of Hormuz
supplies and fertiliser imports, and has cast uncertainty over India’s growth outlook. India, the world’s third-largest oil buyer, normally sources about half of its crude through the Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz and the corresponding naval blockade on Iranian ports by the United States, its oil has become increasingly attractive to refiners seeking to avoid supply shocks. Asian countries imported
imports significantly more of its oil supply from abroad. While oil prices have risen in recent weeks, the current supply has not yet been severely affected as markets have continued to receive oil that
supply constraints, including a record coordinated [release of strategic oil reserves](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/11/international-energy-agency-release-oil-stockpile-iran-war); rerouting of some Gulf production to pipelines, bypassing the strait of Hormuz; and a rapid fall in imports
strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/08/will-shipping-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-and-oil-prices-return-to-normal), through which a fifth of the world’s oil and gas flows. “UK airlines typically buy fuel months in advance, and aviation fuel suppliers hold bunkered stocks
Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for global energy supplies. The conflict has also increased pressure on China’s economy and energy security. About half of China’s crude oil imports
Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf of Oman, Bab al-Mandeb and other passages are lifelines for energy exports, food imports, industrial production and global trade. Any attempt to weaponise these routes threatens the entire Gulf
Strait of Hormuz remain dim,” IG market analyst Tony Sycamore said in a note on the current situation. Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo, reporting from Seoul, South Korea, said almost the entire Asia Pacific region
oil imports are normally shipped from Gulf producers through the Strait of Hormuz, along with large volumes of liquefied natural gas and petroleum gas. But the narrow Gulf shipping route has become inaccessible
imported](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/why-is-asia-so-reliant-middle-eastern-oil-2026-03-04/) more than 14m barrels a day of crude Middle Eastern oil in 2025. Traffic in the strait of Hormuz, a major waterway for oil vessels, has plunged. Since
supplies of more than 270m barrels of crude oil via routes unaffected by the US blockade of the strait of Hormuz,** a senior official has said. “I hereby report to the nation that visits
imports indefinitely and will be reviewed periodically. It comes at a time of growing concerns over the supply of certain fuels due to the de facto blockade of the strait of Hormuz since the start
oil supply. **Welcome to the Guardian’s continuing coverage of the crisis in the Middle East.** Donald Trump has said the effort to [guide vessels out of strait of Hormuz is paused](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/06/trump-project-freedom-strait-of-hormuz-ships-iran-ceasefire)
Strait of Hormuz for ships carrying regional oil, natural gas and other critical supplies has been a focal point of global concern and economic pain. **Iran described it as a 'framework agreement' for more talks
strait of Hormuz shipping channel. Limiting the number of cargo ships passing through the 5km-wide passage has had an extraordinary global impact, reducing the global supply of oil, food, fertiliser and medicine, and driven
supplies continue, the greater the risk of recession. He says Australia is particularly vulnerable given its strong reliance on oil imports. “Our rough estimate is that if the flow of oil through the [strait
important solution to the [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) war energy shock was a full and unconditional reopening of the strait of Hormuz. Speaking to the London thinktank Chatham House, Birol said it was open