Alternative export routes, smuggling activity, and weaker Chinese demand may have reduced the effective impact of the Strait of Hormuz disruption far below initial estimates.

Alternative export routes, smuggling activity, and weaker Chinese demand may have reduced the effective impact of the Strait of Hormuz disruption far below initial estimates.

Goldman Sachs predicts oil flows through Hormuz may only recover to 70% of pre-war levels due to alternative routes.