3 tankers that were publicly identified. I expect that other vessels have been transiting that have not been divulged. Ok , so 25% of maritime oil traffic transits the strait of Hormuz. It is not an issue if less than 15% of the world's oil and gas supply is implicated. Yes, I understand supply and demand, However, it defies common sense that an initial reduction of at most, 15% of the supply was suspended. Other producers have the ability to release more product into the market. It won't cover the reduction, but it may reduce the impact, such that the shortfall reduces to 10%. Demand for oil and gas is high during the wealthy nations' heating season. We are now past the seasonal peak demand for energy and before the next peak high summer demand. A 10% reduction should not be having this impact. I believe that the market is being manipulated. At some point, people are going to start asking who was purchasing energy futures and what was the impact /influence of the new investment products that rely on predictive modeling.
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