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Energy Reports & Explainers
Evergreen guides to the oil and gas system — chokepoints, benchmarks, storage and reserves — each paired with live Straitwise data.
Explainer · 6 Sept 2026The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve, ExplainedThe world’s largest emergency oil stockpile — what it is, how big it is, how it’s used, and how to read its level.Explainer · 5 Sept 2026EU Gas Storage, Explained — and Today’s LevelEurope’s winter energy security hinges on how full its gas stores are by November. Here’s how the system works, what the target is, and the live figure.Explainer · 4 Sept 2026Brent vs WTI: What’s the Difference?Two crude benchmarks, quoted side by side every day. Here’s what each one is, why they trade at different prices, and what the gap between them tells you.Live · 3 Sept 2026Is the Strait of Hormuz Open Right Now?The strait has never been fully closed for long — but transit risk rises and falls with events in the Gulf. Here’s the live status and what “closed” would actually mean.Explainer · 2 Sept 2026How Much Oil Passes Through the Strait of Hormuz?Around a fifth of the world’s oil — roughly 20 million barrels a day — moves through a waterway just 33 km wide. Here’s why that single number matters so much.Guide · 1 Sept 2026The World’s Oil Chokepoints: Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb, Suez, Malacca & PanamaA handful of narrow waterways carry most of the world’s seaborne oil and gas. Here’s what each one is, how much flows through it, and why a problem at any of them moves prices everywhere.