Oil industry warns of imminent price surge due to Strait of Hormuz disruption
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Susie Madrak
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Summary
Oil industry executives have warned the Trump administration that global energy prices are likely to surge in the coming weeks due to a significant backup at the Strait of Hormuz. The warnings, delivered to senior White House officials and Cabinet members, cite dangerously low inventory levels as fuel makers increasingly draw from storage. Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration confirms the trend, with industry sources describing current stockpiles as being at critically low levels.
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Industry executives told senior White House officials and Cabinet members in recent weeks
The warnings came as recently as late last month as data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and other sources began showing that fuel makers were increasingly relying on oil and fuel from their storage
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