Nadat we vorige week al rapporteerden over de noodkreet uit de uraniumsector, trekt deze week de oliesector aan de alarmbel. Meer bepaald Bob Bandos, CEO van GAC North America, waarschuwt voor een explosieve situatie bij olie.

A closure [of Hormus] would have a devastating effect on the global economy because oil shortages will hit countries where they are most vulnerable. To prove a point, Iran in January held war games in the strait. The mere rumor of a temporary closure sent crude oil prices soaring to more than $112 a barrel. …. The closure of the strait would also hurt local Middle Eastern economies that would be deprived of non-oil trade going through the strait, Bandos said. One thing is clear: If the strait closes, global economies would suffer. Oil prices are sure to hit record highs. If the 1973 embargo experience repeats itself, the price of a barrel of oil could soar to $440 a barrel.