This is the second in a two-part series about how to solve the energy war that flows downstream of the closing of the Strait of Hormuz. Part one, about understanding the problem, is here.
While diplomats talk about what to do with the key oil chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz closed, the actual battle for low-cost and robust energy will be won through the integration of physics, subsurface engineering, and advanced computation.
The era where owning the geography meant owning the power is over. We are entering the age of “decentralized techno-resource sovereignty.” The nations that survive will be those that own the technology to extract and move energy with extreme efficiency; thereby, replacing massive, vulnerable, and centralized global hubs with resilient, decentralized domestic resources.
Here’s what needs to happen—and change.
1. The Move to Subsurface Sovereignty: A Global Mandate for Resilience
