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Schrodinger's Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz is both open and closed until somebody observes it. We observe it, so you can keep not thinking about where petrol comes from.
Current observation: the strait is
OPEN
The waveform has collapsed in your favour. Roughly a fifth of the world's oil floats on.
2 of the last 10 headlines contain somebody threatening to change that. This is within normal parameters.
~20%
of the world's oil passes through it, roughly 20 million barrels a day (US EIA)
33 km
wide at its narrowest point, with two 3 km shipping lanes doing all the work
0
times it has actually been fully closed, despite a truly heroic number of announcements
The evidence
Latest field reports
- How War Is Choking Global Oil Tanker Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and BeyondThe National Interest · 15 Oct
- Iran war live: Coalition says missile intercepted in Medina regionAl Jazeera · 15 Oct
- Singapore-flagged container vessel sunk in Strait of Hormuz 'matter for war risk underwriters', West saysInsuranceAsia News · 15 Oct
- Strikes on Super Tankers: Iran’s New Equation in the Strait of HormuzWANA News Agency · 15 Oct
- Oil Prices Fall Despite Strait of Hormuz Attacks as US Considers Easing Shipping SanctionsYahoo Finance · 15 Oct
- Strait of Hormuz attacks hit highest level since war began despite US claims of control - Region - WorldAhram Online · 15 Oct
- Attacks on Tankers in Mideast Surge, but Oil Exports Remain SteadyThe New York Times · 15 Oct
- Hormuz shipping disruption is starting to hit harvests, UN agency saysReuters · 15 Oct
- Container Ship Sinks in Strait of HormuzRigzone · 15 Oct
- Strait of Hormuz Is Closed, Passage Requires CoordinationWANA News Agency · 15 Oct