Saudi Aramco CEO says the global energy market has lost about 1 billion barrels of oil supply amid the Iran war's disruption to Strait of Hormuz shipping.
The oil market will not normalize until 2027 if the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz persists past the middle of June, Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser said. The biggest challenge facing the market is the disruption to the global tanker fleet, Nasser said.
Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Amin Nasser added that the market has already lost about 1 billion barrels of oil supply during the crisis.
Oil futures for December have gained 47% this year, a sign that traders don't anticipate a quick return to normal.
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Oil rose in early Asian trade amid signs of ongoing Middle East tensions that could sustain supply disruptions.
U.S. stock-index futures fell and oil prices rose on Sunday, after President Donald Trump called Iran's response to the latest U.S. proposal to end the war “totally unacceptable.”
The world has lost about 1 billion barrels of oil over the past two months and energy markets will take time to stabilise even if flows resume, Saudi Aramco's CEO said on Sunday, as shipping disruptions choke traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Governments will prioritize energy security, aiming to diversify their supplies, leading oil executives said. Investments in oil exploration and production will increase, they said.
China's oil imports fell to the lowest level in almost four years in April as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz choked off supplies to the world's largest oil importer.