{"id":655192,"date":"2026-08-20T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=655192"},"modified":"2026-08-20T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:00:00","slug":"has-iranian-crude-become-irrelevant-to-global-oil-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=655192","title":{"rendered":"Has Iranian Crude Become Irrelevant To Global Oil Supply?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Has Iranian Crude Become Irrelevant To Global Oil Supply?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Submitted by Tsvetana Paraskova Of OilPrice.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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The reinstated U.S. blockade on Iranian oil exports is effectively preventing Tehran from exporting oil, making Iran\u2019s oil volumes irrelevant for global oil market balances, Bob McNally, president of Rapidan Energy Group, told CNBC<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The U.S. brought back the blockade in the Gulf of Oman aimed at preventing Iran from exporting its oil after the \u2018deal to make a deal\u2019 collapsed in July and hostilities in the Middle East returned.<\/p>\n

The blockade, which the U.S. had lifted for about three weeks while negotiations were being held in June and early July, is now back and effectively blockading Iran\u2019s oil exports.<\/p>\n

\u201cKharg Island is not exporting anymore,\u201d McNally told CNBC, referring to Iran\u2019s key oil export terminal that handles more than 90% of all shipments.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran has stopped being a factor for the oil market in terms of its exports because of the blockade,\u201d McNally said.<\/p>\n\n

Iran may have been removed from the real barrels count, but the crude oil futures market is underpricing geopolitical risk, the energy expert told CNBC.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe refined products are telling the story\u201d of how crude futures may be underpricing the tightness in the global oil market, according to McNally.<\/p>\n

In addition, \u201cthe market has become a little less optimistic about near-term and sustainable reopening of Hormuz,\u201d he said, adding that the longer the disruption goes on, \u201cthe risk is that crude will follow products higher.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brent Crude prices<\/a> topped $91 per barrel this week amid heightened security concerns for shipping in the Middle East and fading hopes that the U.S. and Iran could return to negotiations.<\/p>\n

The refined product market, however, is already flashing severe tightness<\/a>, with the diesel crack spread hitting record highs in both the United States and Europe this week.<\/p>\n

The diesel crack spread in the United States\u00a0hit triple digits<\/a>\u00a0this week, for the first time ever. The premium over crude prices jumped to as high as $102 per barrel on Monday, before easing slightly to about $100 a barrel on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nThu, 08\/20\/2026 – 14:00<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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