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Opinion | Malacca Strait could be the next hinge point if Asia isn’t careful

South China Morning Post · · 227 words · By Syed Munir Khasru
Geopolitical Vulnerability Macroeconomic Stability Global Energy Security
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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that around 20 million barrels per day of crude oil and petroleum products passed through Hormuz in 2025”
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The claim that the IEA estimates 20 million barrels per day passed through Hormuz in 2025 is corroborated by Armstrong Economics and the Wikipedia entry for the Strait of Hormuz.
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web search NEUTRAL — International Energy Agency ... The International Energy Agency (IEA) is a Paris -based autonomous intergovernmental organization, established in 1974, that provides policy recommendations, analysis a…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Energy_Agency
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web search NEUTRAL — May 7, 2026 · The International Energy Agency works with countries around the world to shape energy policies for a secure and sustainable future.
https://www.iea.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — The IEA was established to provide competitive and educational opportunities through equestrian athletics. Good horsemanship and honorable participation are priorities at every event.
https://www.rideiea.org/
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“roughly a quarter of the world’s seaborne oil trade [passed through Hormuz in 2025]”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and Armstrong Economics, confirm that approximately 25% of the world's seaborne oil trade passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
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web search NEUTRAL — Oil trade through the strait by origin and destination, 2014–2024. During 2023–2025, 20% of the world's liquefied natural gas and 25% of seaborne oil trade passed through the Strait, illustrating its …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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web search NEUTRAL — They also account for approximately 25–27% of all seaborne oil trade worldwide, making Hormuz the highest-volume oil chokepoint on the planet. Within that total, crude oil alone tells a striking story…
https://www.speedcommerce.com/insights/how-much-of-the-world…
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web search NEUTRAL — The International Energy Agency says the Strait of Hormuz carried an average of 20 million barrels per day of crude oil and oil products in 2025, roughly 25% of the world’s seaborne oil trade.
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/markets-by-sector/energy/…
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“about 80 per cent of those flows [through Hormuz] destined for Asia”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about the 1980s and music, which is completely irrelevant to oil flows in the Strait of Hormuz.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1980th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 980th year of the 2nd millennium, the 80th y…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980
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web search NEUTRAL — The events of the 1980s, known as "the decade of decadence," encompassed more than just excess, with defining moments like the fall of the Berlin Wall, the emergence of AIDS, the birth of the Internet…
https://www.britannica.com/story/timeline-of-the-1980s
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 4, 2026 · Our list of the best 80s music is a collection of songs from rock, hip-hop, electronic, and more, reflecting the wide variety of sounds from the decade. The 80s were an interesting time …
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-80s-hits/
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“Qatar and the United Arab Emirates rely on the route for liquefied natural gas exports, which together account for nearly a fifth of global LNG trade”
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The Wikipedia entry for the Strait of Hormuz explicitly states that during 2023-2025, 20% of the world's liquefied natural gas passed through the strait, supporting the claim regarding Qatar and the UAE's reliance on the route for nearly a fifth of global LNG trade.
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web search NEUTRAL — Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH 4, with some mixture of ethane, C 2 H 6) that has been cooled to liquid form for ease and safety of non-pressurized storage or tra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquefied_natural_gas
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 21, 2024 · Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas that has been cooled to a liquid state (liquefied), to about -260° Fahrenheit, for shipping and storage. The volume of natural gas in a liquid…
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/natural-gas/liquefied-na…
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/LNG/?fr=sycsrp_catchall
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“Global oil supply fell by 10.1 million barrels per day in March”
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Two independent sources (one mentioning a report on Trump and another regarding US-Iran peace talks) specifically cite the IEA reporting a global oil supply decrease of 10.1 million barrels per day in March.
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web search NEUTRAL — The International Energy Agency (IEA) reports in its newest monthly bulletin that in March 2026, global oil supply decreased by more than 10 million barrels per day—the largest market disruption ever …
https://www.bankingnews.gr/diethni/articles/868870/endless-e…
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web search NEUTRAL — "The longer the disruption is, the more severe the problem becomes." In its latest monthly report, the IEA said global oil supplies had seen their "largest disruption in history" in March, falling by …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr9qrnp821o
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web search NEUTRAL — The disruption has already reduced net oil supply by around 11 million barrels per day after emergency offsets, while the International Energy Agency estimated a realised global oil supply fall of abo…
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/hormuz-disruption-hits…
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“the largest disruption in history [referring to the 10.1 million barrels per day fall]”
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Multiple sources (Silver Phoenix 500, and news reports on US-Iran talks and Middle East war) confirm that the IEA described the March supply drop as the 'largest disruption in history' or 'largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Traders understood what the IEA itself acknowledged in its March report: the war has created "the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market," with Gulf countries cutting at lea…
https://www.silver-phoenix500.com/article/iea-largest-oil-di…
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web search NEUTRAL — "The longer the disruption is, the more severe the problem becomes." In its latest monthly report, the IEA said global oil supplies had seen their "largest disruption in history" in March, falling by …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr9qrnp821o
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web search NEUTRAL — IEA: largest oil supply disruption in history has removed at least 10 million barrels a day.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/mar/12/stagfl…
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“oil prices recorded their largest-ever monthly gain”
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The provided evidence discusses general oil price trends and historical barriers (2005), but does not contain information confirming that oil prices recorded their 'largest-ever monthly gain' during the specific March period mentioned.
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web search NEUTRAL — Some companies expect higher oil prices to boost their business. On Tuesday, oil giant BP said it expected its trading division to report "exceptional" results for the January to March period.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr9qrnp821o
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web search NEUTRAL — In June 2005, crude oil prices broke the psychological barrier of $60 per barrel. From 2005 onwards, the price elasticity of the crude oil market changed significantly. Before 2005 a small increase in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_oil_market_chronology_fr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Over the past month, Crude Oil's price has fallen 2.50%, but it is still 56.38% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for thi…
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/crude-oil
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“North Sea Dated crude traded around US$130 a barrel, about US$60 above pre-conflict levels”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of dictionary definitions and Wikipedia entries for the word 'North' and 'North Creek', which are irrelevant to the price of North Sea Dated crude oil.
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web search NEUTRAL — North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. North is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geograp…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/North
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web search NEUTRAL — North Creek remains one of the largest unincorporated communities in the county, despite its large population and commercial core. The creek itself is a 12.6-mile-long creek that originates near the E…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Creek,_Washington
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · The meaning of NORTH is to, toward, or in the north. How to use north in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/north
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