Walter Bloomberg Alert Grounding: "WTI climbed 1% to $102.40, holding near recent highs as Middle East supply concerns persist. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has declined, while Saudi pipeline disruptions and uncertainty over the Russia-Ukraine energy truce support prices."
Projected WTI Crude
$118.50
+15.7% from $102.40 base
Net Supply Deficit
3.4 mb/d
Global spare buffer exhausted
Reserve Depletion
114 Days
At current drawdown rate
Market Stress Index
High Shock
Implied Vol (OVX): 52.4
Scenario Control DeckCALIBRATED ENGINE
Strait of Hormuz Reduction22.5%
Baseline flow ~21.0 mb/d. Direct maritime tanker slowdown.