Consumers have tapped surplus oil-on-water and near-record stocks to mitigate supply losses from Hormuz's near-closure. But such draws are becoming unsustainable.

The International Energy Agency says the oil market is likely to remain in deficit until the final quarter of the year, as disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz continue to…

Global oil inventories are buffering consumers from the full force of the supply shock, but analysts warn that reserves can't be drawn down indefinitely.