{"podcast":{"title":"The HC Commodities Podcast","slug":"the-hc-commodities-podcast-1242341","podcast_index_feed_id":1242341,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/QXaWSc4o","website_url":"https://www.hcgroup.global/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/bc8f2a4b-bd5a-4f0e-ad64-7fa59698e65d/a85833c2-463c-48a7-b364-5972dd671c12/3000x3000/hc_podcast_logo_300th_anniversary_post_event.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Paul Chapman, HC Group","episode_count":340,"summary":"Each day, around the world, we have fascinating one-on-one conversations with our connections in the commodities sector. Our collaborators are uniquely informed, creative and inspirational in their fields. We want to provide our community a seat alongside us, listening in to these conversations in that special way podcasting provides as we tackle topical and people related issues with the leaders and leading minds in our sector. Visit www.hcgroup.global more information on us and our services. To connect with our host Paul Chapman, you can find him at www.linkedin.com/in/paulchapmanhc/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T10:20:01.321788+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hc-commodities-podcast-1242341"},"episode":{"title":"The Strait of Hormuz and Asia with Tom Reed","slug":"the-strait-of-hormuz-and-asia-with-tom-reed","published_at":"2026-03-18T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hc-commodities-podcast-1242341/the-strait-of-hormuz-and-asia-with-tom-reed","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hc-commodities-podcast-1242341","url":"https://www.hcgroup.global/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/911da7df-97ee-4074-95b8-cb7db4fd953e/f16f4497-1462-46a1-9e27-57c332c5c121/episodes/audio/group/9e1bbb83-689c-42c6-9513-15405427a3e5/group-item/773a0194-e5fa-4698-a592-0345fc0b646e/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=QXaWSc4o","summary":"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?","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3076,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-hc-commodities-podcast-1242341/episodes/the-strait-of-hormuz-and-asia-with-tom-reed/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hc-commodities-podcast-1242341/the-strait-of-hormuz-and-asia-with-tom-reed.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}