Die Welt erschöpft ihre Ölreserven und erhöht den Druck für ein Friedensabkommen
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/business/energy-environment/iran-war-oil-reserves.html
Die Welt erschöpft ihre Ölreserven und erhöht den Druck für ein Friedensabkommen
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/business/energy-environment/iran-war-oil-reserves.html
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Oil reserves around the world are being drained by the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. American reserves are approaching the lowest since 1983. Despite the tenous ceasefire, oil is still not leaving the region, and though prices in Western markets are lower than their peaks of wartime, they are still much higher than pre-war costs.
What struck me is that the article focuses on vulnerability more than power. Yes inventories are falling and markets are under strain. But the actors with the most ability to shape events the US, China, Russia, and Iran don’t appear to be facing immediate energy starvation.
The more interesting question isn’t who is vulnerable but who remains truly autonomous and can act. A country can have shrinking reserves and rising prices while having little influence over the outcome.
Trump has boxed himself in, and Iran knows that. There’s no way he will launch another war this close to the November elections. Dwindling oil reserves are not the only pressure he’s facing. Time is not on his side.
Everything so that Israel can maintain its hegemony and impunity.
Let me fix the title and assessment: “The World Is Draining Oil Reserves, Raising Pressure for a Green Transition.”
Isn’t unaffoeable or unobtainable oil actually a good thing? It will hurt like a bitch while that plaster is ripped off, but long term its a drop in the ocean.