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Why Hasn't Oil Hit $150 (Yet)?
Why Hasn't Oil Hit $150 (Yet)?
Authored by Robert Rapier via OilPrice.com,
Global oil inventories and floating storage have acted as temporary shock absorbers against the Hormuz disruption.
OPEC spare capacity has stabilized markets, but it cannot fully replace lost Persian Gulf exports indefinitely.
Prolonged disruption could eventually exhaust market buffers and trigger a much sharper oil price surge.
I think most energy analysts would have been shocked to learn that roughly three months into a total closure of the Strait of Hormuz, oil would be trading at just over $100 a barrel. I...
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