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orangecrush

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21. I remember 5 bucks a gallon

Reply to madville (Reply #19)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 01:34 PM

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Iran Reportedly Closes Strait of Hormuz, the World's Most Vital Oil Export Route [View all] orangecrush Saturday OP

Claims to close & close are 2 different things. nt EX500rider Saturday #1

Iran's revolutionary guards tell ships passage through Strait of Hormuz 'not allowed', EU naval mission official says orangecrush Saturday #2

yes that is claiming it's closed, does not mean it is EX500rider Saturday #4

However, it means that no tanker captain in his right mind Another Jackalope Saturday #12

"Tankers Divert From Strait of Hormuz" orangecrush Saturday #3

Sure, it's a hot war zone but does not mean the straights are closed just because Iran says so EX500rider Saturday #6

Would I be correct orangecrush Saturday #7

Tankers diverting to be cautious isn't the same as no shipping passing through we shall see EX500rider Saturday #25

Thank you orangecrush Saturday #27

Diverting where? sarisataka Saturday #30

Diverting to somewhere that's not an active war zone EX500rider Saturday #37

Which means sarisataka Saturday #39

No. Commercial ships do not just say "damn the torpedoes" and sail to see what happens muriel_volestrangler Saturday #10

Seems simple enough. Disaffected Saturday #8

There is no part in narrow enough where one tanker could block it EX500rider Saturday #26

Then sink the next one. Disaffected Saturday #31

The narrowest part of the straight is 21 miles EX500rider Saturday #33

The point is, Disaffected Saturday #35

They can but then they risk all the neighboring countries in the Gulf joining the war EX500rider Saturday #42

They are already bombing neighbouring countries Disaffected Saturday #43

Yeah, but the DOW WAS over 50,000. multigraincracker Saturday #5

Fifty thousand *dollars*! Ocelot II Saturday #9

How DARE you!!!!! Swede Saturday #15

UKMTO advisory: muriel_volestrangler Saturday #11

The Straight Greg_In_SF Saturday #13

Here's a decent one madville Saturday #16

Shipping traffic will still go through madville Saturday #14

Yep Greg_In_SF Saturday #17

Gas up now in case there are shortages? Ilsa Saturday #18

We only get 10% of our crude oil from the ME. madville Saturday #19

I remember 5 bucks a gallon orangecrush Saturday #21

I guess the oil companies use it as an excuse to jack prices at the pump. nt Ilsa Saturday #23

You mean it's not supply and demand???? orangecrush Saturday #24

And the expensive oil will be in the pipeline for months after the new oil starts flowing. Swede Saturday #29

Thank you. nt (Phew!) Ilsa Saturday #22

The problem is, there is NO "WE" in this scenario because "our" oil industry is not nationalized AZJonnie Saturday #28

Prices can increase, sure madville Saturday #34

You said "impact" not "shortages" so that's what I was responding to, as prices would be included in "impact" AZJonnie Saturday #36

And I was responding directly to someone madville Saturday #38

All good mate I should've looked closer at the context, I'm just saying what I was responding to AZJonnie Saturday #40

Highly advisable orangecrush Saturday #20

Now ships are avoiding the Red Sea womanofthehills Saturday #32

If Iran ForgedCrank Saturday #41