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Strait of Hormuz: closing vital oil and gas route would disrupt global supplies. How will Australia be affected?

  • Written by: Sanjoy Paul, Associate Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
Strait of Hormuz: closing vital oil and gas route would disrupt global supplies. How will Australia be affected?Below the Sky/Shutterstock

The Iranian parliament has approved the closure of key shipping route the Strait of Hormuz, in a move that could further escalate the Israel/Iran war.

The strait lies between Iran and its Gulf Arab neighbours and is used to transport about 20 million barrels per day of oil – the equivalent of 20% of global daily oil...

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