Oil Tops US$109 as Hormuz Blockade Threatens Worst Energy Shock Since 1970s

NewsGhana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/oil-tops-us109-as-hormuz-blockade-threatens-worst-energy-shock-since-1970s/The world is confronting the most serious disruption to global energy supplies in decades as the war between the United States, Israel, and Iran has brought shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to a near halt, pushing oil prices above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022 and threatening a global macroeconomic shock […] NewsGhana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/oil-tops-us109-as-hormuz-blockade-threatens-worst-energy-shock-since-1970s/


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