Executives from the largest US energy companies warned on Thursday that oil prices are likely to spike this summer, as the buffers the US and other western countries used to mitigate the impact of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz run dry.

"The bottom line is that the supply shortfall will build in the coming months as temporary buffers are depleted..."

Prolonged closure of Strait of Hormuz could send crude oil prices to new highs this summer.