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Rory Johnston

Physical shortages are arriving at tanker speed: Gulf shut-ins of roughly 13 million barrels a day are already showing up in Asian jet fuel above $200, refinery run cuts, and Italian airport rationing.Even immediate reopening would leave more than 400 million barrels unproduced and potentially over 800 million lost by summer’s end; $144 dated Brent, $110 June futures, and diesel cracks near $90 make restored traffic—and further infrastructure attacks—the decisive variables.

Thread Guy × gemchanger_ltd

Ukraine’s campaign has shifted from isolated refinery strikes to coordinated attacks on ports, pipelines, storage, refineries and tankers, with 40–50% of Russian export capacity reportedly offline and 60–70% possible through network effects.Western-made Siemens and Honeywell systems are difficult to replace under sanctions, while Hormuz’s insurance choke point and Iran’s cheap-energy Bitcoin mining could extend the shock, though the scale and positioning remain uncertain.

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Jonah expresses a bearish crude view through equities and Hyperliquid, emphasizing trade construction amid effectively unbounded geopolitical upside.Hormuz carries roughly 30% of global 105 million barrels per day; a month-long closure could mean $500 oil.Resumed traffic may reflect U.S. security and cargo insurance, while a one-to-two-week campaign could return crude toward $50 and threaten China’s roughly 3 million barrels per day of discounted supply.