Asia’s Largest Oil Buyers Are Running Low on Hormuz Alternatives

Asia’s largest oil buyers have used workarounds to blunt the impact of more than seven weeks of war in the Persian Gulf, limiting disruption to their own economies and to neighboring cargo markets. The article points to resilience in regional oil supply chains, but the underlying geopolitical risk and competition for crude cargoes remain elevated.

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Asia’s largest oil buyers have used workarounds to blunt the impact of more than seven weeks of war in the Persian Gulf, limiting disruption to their own economies and to neighboring cargo markets. The article points to resilience in regional oil supply chains, but the underlying geopolitical risk and competition for crude cargoes remain elevated.