THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL ENERGY: WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS ARTERY IS SEVERED?
📌 OPENING – THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS 33 KILOMETERS The Strait of Hormuz is only 33 kilometers wide at its narrowest point. Through this sliver of water passes 20% of global oil consumption and 25% of liquefied natural gas (LNG) . Every day, approximately 17 million barrels of crude oil sail through this channel — past Iranian shore batteries, past American warships, past the constant threat of closure. If Iran closes it — even partially, even temporarily, even just credibly threatens to close it — the global economy does not "slow down." It collapses. This is not hyperbole. This is simple mathematics. Oil is the lifeblood of modern civilization. Every factory, every farm, every hospital, every home, every vehicle — everything that moves and everything that stays still — depends on energy. A 20% sudden supply cut to the global oil market cannot be replaced. Not by Saudi Arabia. Not by the UAE. Not by the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The world does not have that much ...