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12. Chevron's CEO is warning about oil shortages --
Tue May 5, 2026, 02:28 PM
May 5

I don't doubt that the industry has profited and received tax cuts. Still, one of them is sounding the warning bells. Not that Trump will listen - he doesn't listen to anyone because he is insane and/or suffering from dementia.


Chevron CEO warns of oil shortages from Strait of Hormuz closure

Cris Tolomia
Tue, May 5, 2026 at 7:34 AM CDT 2 min read

Trading disclosure
Physical oil shortages are on the way, Chevron CEO Mike Wirth warned Monday — a consequence, he said, of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint through which roughly a fifth of the world's crude oil usually moves.

During remarks at a Milken Institute event reported by Reuters, Wirth said the tightening of supply would force demand lower, with Asian economies among the first to feel the contraction. Wirth invoked the twin energy crises of the 1970s — episodes that brought rationing and pump-line gridlock to economies worldwide — as a historical parallel, calling the closure's potential impact "potentially as big as in the 1970s."

https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/energy/articles/chevron-ceo-warns-oil-shortages-123446204.html

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You can bet that there's some wealthy motherfuckers that are very happy about that Walleye May 5 #1
And, the response from the oil barons and their cronies...? OldBaldy1701E May 5 #2
Chevron's CEO is warning about oil shortages -- TBF May 5 #12
The only warning that I hear is this. OldBaldy1701E May 6 #20
The Saudis wanted that billion repaid. Filthy sob"s. 58Sunliner May 5 #3
Every dark cloud has a silver lining... sop May 5 #4
Interesting that OPEC really does not control our oil prices LiberalArkie May 5 #5
Tell me why Crude is dropping today? gab13by13 May 5 #8
Why does the DOW drop or any individual stock.. They never have any basis in reality.. Like why did a LiberalArkie May 5 #11
I filled up at $6.00 a gallon here in my So.Cal town. AnotherMother4Peace May 5 #6
It's less than $2.00 per litre. twodogsbarking May 5 #7
Trump told the oil companies that they should donate $1B to his campaign shortly before teh election AZJonnie May 5 #9
AND those to whom that money was paid got a huge tax cut. It's a billionaire bonanza. Scrivener7 May 5 #10
I am so sick and tired LilElf70 May 5 #13
The Trump Tax thought crime May 5 #14
Isn't everyone tired of winning? fujiyamasan May 5 #15
MaddowBlog-2 months later, Trump's boast about 'stabilizing' oil prices looks ridiculous LetMyPeopleVote May 5 #16
More Profits for Billionaires North Coast Lawyer May 5 #17
Soooooo, donald: you always carry on about being all powerful. calimary May 5 #18
Pure Profit Kid Berwyn May 5 #19
Trusting trump, winning. USA USA USA republianmushroom May 6 #21
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