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Energies: the world holds its breath on the Strait of Hormuz

Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, which is reshuffling the geopolitical cards, the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic sea passage for industrial globalization, remains a barometer of the energy security of the great powers.

At the intersection of Asia, the Mediterranean and Europe, the Strait of Hormuz is the gateway to the Arabo-Persian Gulf and the barometer of the regional security situation. Bearing the name of an Iranian island – located two kilometers southeast of the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas -, it is the most important crossing point for petroleum liquids on the planet.

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