Only 9 million barrels a day through Hormuz, down from 20 million before the war

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said nearly 9 million barrels of oil per day passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past week. Before the war, the figure stood at around 20 million barrels per day — roughly one fifth of global consumption. The data highlight the scale of disruption to global energy trade.

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