EPRINC Director of Research Max Pyziur was quoted in La Tercera — one of Chile’s leading national newspapers — in a piece surveying how the Strait of Hormuz closure is reshaping daily life around the world. Author Diego Quivira spoke with economists and energy experts to document the on-the-ground effects: Egypt ordering commercial establishments to close by 9:00 PM, Thailand asking public employees to dress lighter to reduce air conditioning loads, and Pakistan and Bangladesh suspending in-person schooling to conserve energy.
Pyziur explained that while crude oil can still exit the Gulf via pipeline, the same is not true for other commodities: LNG, fertilizers, and helium have no comparable overland alternative. He highlighted the particular severity of the disruption for countries like Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China, and India, which depend on Qatari LNG for electricity generation — and noted that India faces a compounding problem, as gas is also a feedstock for agricultural fertilizers.
EPRINC’s Special Focus page on the Strait of Hormuz crisis tracks the underlying data in detail, including tanker traffic, benchmark prices, LNG exports, fertilizer markets, and helium supply.