# From the Economist's Chair: Oil in Focus episode 3 - Crazy Water.

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Podcast: [Argus Media](https://stenobird.com/podcast/argus-media-792465)
Published: 2026-07-29T13:43:26+00:00
Episode link: https://argusmedia.podbean.com/e/oil-in-focus-episode-3-crazy-water/
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Duration seconds: 447

## Resource

In this episode, David looks at the ongoing blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, new threats to shipping in the Red Sea, a new Omani proposal for joint Gulf State oversight of Hormuz transit and the supply crisis facing the diesel market.

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