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8 resultsfor “importance of the Strait of Hormuz for oil transport”

Politics

Short-term gains for China from US-Iran war may turn to longer-term pain

transportation and aviation that are important to the military. China buys more than 80% of Iran’s oil, which before the US counter-blockade of the strait of Hormuz

The Guardian WorldApr 15
Business

Australia scrambles to secure energy as war on Iran fuels uncertainty

Strait of Hormuz. “We don’t get any of our oil from the US,” Buckley told Al Jazeera. “I would put absolutely no reliance on our historic alliance with America as to helping Australia sail

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 17
Business

Fire breaks out at crucial Australian refinery, raising fuel supply fears

important that people buy as much fuel as they need, but no more, no less,” Bowen said. ## ‘Very challenging incident’ Incident controller Mark McGuinness said a “significant leak” of highly flammable gases and liquid hydrocarbons

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 16
Politics

Can Hungary wean itself off Russian energy, as its new leader has promised?

transports crude from the Adriatic Sea to refineries in Croatia, Serbia, Hungary and Slovakia. Their refiners, which are controlled by Hungarian oil and gas company MOL, are capable of processing non-Russian crude, the research

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 17
Conflicts

Iran war: What is happening on day 48 of the US-Iran conflict?

important mediating role as its leaders hold high-level talks in Tehran and the Gulf. Amid a renewed push to end the war, a Pakistani delegation, led by army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 16
Politics

The GCC has unity, it now needs joint defence and development

Hormuz is a natural waterway governed by the law of the sea, which guarantees freedom of passage, and it cannot be treated as a channel subject to sovereign control or political extortion. Any attempt

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 19
Business

The Iran war created a global natural gas shortage — a windfall for U.S. companies

Strait of Hormuz a "guillotine issue." The U.S. [set a record for LNG exports in March](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-lng-exports-break-record-high-middle-east-war-disrupts-global-supply-2026-04-01/), but the U.S. only has so much capacity for production and exports. Making LNG requires cooling

NPR Topics: NewsApr 14
Politics

Powerful states are trying to sabotage decarbonisation of shipping

Strait of Hormuz may create the impression that the world cannot function without fossil fuels. Nothing could be further from the truth. Every single industry can and must decarbonise. For global shipping, this process would

Al Jazeera EnglishYesterday