Refined Products, Crude Oil, Maritime & Shipping
November 05, 2026
Strait talk: Oil markets brace for new phase amid extended Hormuz tensions
Featuring Samantha Humphreys and Hill Vaden
HIGHLIGHTS
Markets face tighter supplies as China demand shifts
Expert analyzes global crude and product balances
Vessel traffic through Hormuz remains restricted
Oil and product markets showed unexpected resilience in prior weeks thanks, in large part, to reduced crude demand from China. The system is now much tighter and its resilience could be tested, particularly when it comes to refined product markets, as we enter a new phase.
Oil markets expert Karim Fawaz joins hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss the evolving balances of global crude and refined products as vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz continues to be limited.
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