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Javier Blas

The Japan Times

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What if the Strait of Hormuz didn’t reopen?

What if the Strait of Hormuz didn’t reopen?

When the Suez Canal closed in 1967 after war broke out between Egypt and Israel, 15 ships got trapped inside the waterway. They dropped anchor to wait...

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Javier Blas

So what is the real oil price right now?

For all my reporting life, I’ve dreaded one question: What is the price of oil — the real one? Invariably asked during a crisis, it demands a neat...

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Iran war’s most precious commodity isn’t oil

10.03.2026 100

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Javier Blas

The Iran war’s most precious commodity isn’t oil

Tall smoke plume billows following an explosion in the UAE Fujairah industrial zone on March 3. AFP-TNS The CIA calls it the “strategic commodity”...

10.03.2026 100

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The black market for Russian and Iranian oil is in trouble

18.02.2026 90

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Rice can feed the world — even with fewer farmers

07.11.2025 90

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Javier Blas

Why is China stockpiling so much oil?

21.09.2025 90

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Javier Blas

Rice can feed the world — even with fewer farmers

04.09.2025 60

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Javier Blas

The bullish case for oil is real — but far, far away

12.08.2025 100

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Javier Blas

It’s electricity realism, not climate denialism

18.05.2025 80

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Javier Blas

$50-a-barrel oil is a problem for the U.S. trade deficit

15.04.2025 50

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Javier Blas