# The Strait of Hormuz and Asia with Tom Reed

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Podcast: [The HC Commodities Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hc-commodities-podcast-1242341)
Published: 2026-03-18T00:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.hcgroup.global/
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With the Strait of Hormuz virtually closed, what does that mean for the regions biggest customer - Asia? Tom Reed, VP of Crude and Products at Argus Media joins us to provide a detailed examination on the impact of Israel and the US's joint attack on Iran on crude and product flows from the region. What were the flows prior to the attack? What has it meant for traders, contracts and customers? Is China tapping its Strategic Petroleum Reserve? And will Asian countries start to ban the export of fuels?

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