The Commodity Compass

The Commodity Compass

A Crude Awakening: Executive Summary

Why re-opening the Strait is unavoidable and will take time. A multi-episode deep dive into oil balances, crude quality, vessel traffic, demand destruction and the high-stakes game of geopolitics.

Apr 07, 2026
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High-Frequency Bidirectional Vessel Transit Count of the Strait of Hormuz; Blue Line: Tankers (Crude; Products; LNG; LPG; Chemical); White Line: Dry Cargo (Containers; Bulk; Others); Source: Bloomberg

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