the Strait of Hormuz closure impacts global oil supply
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Kuwait cut oil output after storage tanks filled on day 18 of the Hormuz closure. Gulf shut-ins may reach 5 million barrels per day.
The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation cited explicit threats by Iran against the safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, attacks by Iran on Kuwait and the "almost total absence" within the Gulf of vessels available to ship crude oil and products.
Kuwait, OPEC’s fifth-biggest producer, said it has reduced oil and refinery production following the slowdown of shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.