The Wall Street Journal reports: An underappreciated surplus of crude oil, sloshing around storage tanks and aboard ships, cushioned the global economy when the Persian Gulf closed 2½ months ago. That excess supply is now dwindling at a record pace, with oil executives and analysts predicting that a harsh reckoning is set to upend the relative calm in energy markets. Acute shortages of key fuels and soaring prices could emerge within weeks if th…
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When the Strait of Hormuz was closed two and a half months ago, the global economy was provided with a buffer – one that few could appreciate – by the surplus of oil lapping on the waves and sitting idle in tanks.