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High-Purity Fact Pipeline
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High-Purity Fact Pipeline
US Energy Information Administration
USA
May 20, 2026
Verified: May 20, 2026
"US crude inventories fell by 17.8 million barrels, the largest decline on record. Soaring exports and the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz due to the war in Iran are driving supply shortages. US national average pump prices have risen above $4.55 a gallon."
Author: Daniel Yergin
This Pulitzer Prize-winning classic provides the definitive history of the global oil industry, explaining how geopolitical tensions, such as those in the Middle East, directly impact supply chains and global market prices.
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