RIYADH: The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important maritime routes for the energy sector, with roughly 20 million barrels of oil passing through it daily, or about 20 percent of global consumption. Large volumes of liquefied natural gas also transit the strait, particularly from Qatar to Asian markets. Any disruption in this passage directly affects oil prices and the stability of global supplies. How did the crisis begin?

Roughly 20% of global LNG flows through the Strait.

The Strait of Hormuz, a 39 km-wide waterway flanked by Iran to the north and Oman and the UAE to the south, is a passage through which one-fifth of the world’s oil flows each day.…