Since the night of Thursday, June 12, and the Israeli offensive against the Islamic Republic of Iran, all eyes have been on the Strait of Hormuz. This passage, barely 50 kilometers wide at points and located between the coasts of Iran and the Sultanate of Oman, supplies a significant share of the global oil market by linking the oil-producing countries of the Middle East with the rest of the world. Alongside the Strait of Malacca in Southeast Asia, it remains one of the most crucial zones for the trade of crude oil.
THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, A STRATEGIC PASSAGE FOR OIL AND GAS
Le Monde infographics: Sylvie Gittus-Pourrias
Sources: ISW; Global Energy Monitor; EIA; S&P Global; Aenert; LSEG; Financial Times
Gulf countries account for nearly a third of global oil production
