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Oil Crisis Monitor
Updated: Oct 23, 2026 — 4:17 AM MT
Strait of Hormuz
236
Days
Day 236 — Aramco HQ staff sent home; UAE beaches shut by tanker spill. The strait remains closed.
Day 236: Saudi Aramco sends its remaining Dhahran HQ staff home; the UAE closes Umm Al Quwain's beaches after a tanker oil spill.
Brent Crude
+54.7% since closure
$113.17
/bbl
Today: +$4.35 (+4.0%)
U.S. Gas Avg
+43.1% since closure
$4.29
/gal
Today: +$0.02
WTI Crude
+44.2% since closure
$99.47
/bbl
Today: +$2.32 (+2.4%)
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USMCA Tariffs
25% IEEPA + 232 duties
IN EFFECT
205
Day
2026 SAAR Forecast
16.1–16.8M
▼ 16.8M
prev. forecast
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