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<\/p>\nhe closure of the Strait of Hormuz has evolved from a regional security crisis into a global economic emergency. What was once viewed as a theoretical risk discussed in strategic studies seminars has become a harsh reality with profound consequences for Asia and the wider world.<\/p>\n
Before the current conflict, approximately 20 million barrels of oil passed through the strait every day. Today, with shipping severely disrupted, an estimated 14.4 million barrels per day have effectively been removed from normal market circulation. The resulting shock has no contemporary precedent outside the major oil crises of the 1970s.<\/p>\n
Governments and international institutions initially sought to cushion the blow through emergency measures. Strategic petroleum reserves were released at record levels, helping to offset roughly 2 million barrels per day of lost supply. Yet this intervention was never designed to be permanent.<\/p>\n
According to assessments by JP Morgan, these emergency releases are expected to conclude by July, while stockpiles in several major economies have fallen to critically low levels.<\/p>\n
The implications are becoming increasingly clear. The world is not merely confronting a temporary disruption in energy flows. It is facing a structural imbalance between supply and demand that could persist for months, if not years.<\/p>\n
Paradoxically, global oil demand has already fallen sharply due to the economic slowdown triggered by the crisis itself.<\/p>\n
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