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Chris Russo

Chris Russo

North America Energy Commercial & Alliances Director at Publicis Sapient and energy and commodities specialist frequently quoted on jet fuel markets and oil volatility.

Aug 11, 2026

1:52
Even if the war truly came to an end tomorrow, say, and the strait reopened and went back to pre-war conditions, does everything return to normal?
2:03
The short answer is no, at least not right away.
2:06
Um, I mean, look, let's, let's just take a second to talk about whatever normal looked like in the past is gonna be completely different now with how the strait is gonna be managed, right? Now it is open season for countries to insert and interject and otherwise, uh, you know, potentially interfere, if you will, moving forward.
2:28
So, so we have now crossed that threshold.
2:30
So moving forward, whatever happens in the strait, even in times of peace in the future, it could open itself up for more issues at a later point, right? For numerous different geopolitical reasons.
2:43
But putting that aside, let's just even assume that everything is just, we could push a button and it goes back to love and peace and completely, uh, how it was pre, um, you know, February, March of '26.
2:57
There are two issues at play right now.

6 MINS LATER

9:26
Um, am, am I correct in that?

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