How China Saved the World From Trump’s Energy Crisis
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The episode discusses how China's intervention helped mitigate the energy crisis following Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
When Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz earlier this year, experts projected oil prices would go to $200 a barrel. But then… they didn’t. In fact, while gasoline prices rose in the United States, and Europe and Asia suffered higher costs, the resulting energy crisis wasn’t even as bad as what followed Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Why? China. The country seems to have absorbed the costs of Trump’s war of choice by releasing hundreds of millions of barrels from its strategic stockpile. On this episode of Shift Key, Rob is joined by Rory Johnston, an oil markets researcher and the author of the Commodity Context newsletter. They discuss China’s massive (and quiet) intervention, why it’s “the most important thing we learned” from the Iran War, and what it means for the future of energy and geopolitics. Shift Key is hosted by Robinson Meyer, the founding executive editor of Heatmap News. You can find a full transcript of the episode here . Mentioned: China Oil Demand Doubts , Rory’s 2023 article about Chinese strategic stockbuilding Previously on Shift Key: Why the Iran Ceasefire Hasn’t Ended the Energy Crisis , featuring Rory Subscribe to Heatmap Daily -- This episode of Shift…
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