Hormuz

American

[hawr-mooz, hawr-muhz] / hɔrˈmuz, ˈhɔr mʌz /

noun

Strait of, a strait between Iran and the United Arab Emirates, connecting the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.

Hormuz British

/ ˈhɔːmʌz, hɔːˈmuːz /

noun

an island off the SE coast of Iran, in the Strait of Hormuz : ruins of the ancient city of Hormuz, a major trading centre in the Middle Ages. Area: about 41 sq km (16 sq miles)

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One is a prolonged disruption to the flow of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20 million barrels a day of oil—or a fifth of global oil production—transits.

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The Strait of Hormuz hasn’t been disrupted in a serious way since the 1980s.

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While Iran may not be able to physically close off the Strait of Hormuz, they do have the ability to disrupt oil’s passage—through strikes, harassment or by placing mines, according to a note from ClearView Energy Partners.

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In any case, spare capacity will only help if Hormuz remains open for the spare capacity holders—Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E.—to send out their oil.

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That compares with 20 million barrels a day that normally pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

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