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War lifts US gas to $4.10, Chevron highlights bypass pipeline

8/3/2026

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Chevron CEO Mike Wirth said the Iran war has drawn down oil inventories, noting that 20% of oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz and the Houthi Red Sea blockade strands 5%.
A Yanbu-to-Mediterranean pipeline via the Suez Canal will bypass those chokepoints.
The war has lifted U.S. gasoline prices to $4.10 and prompted the Trump administration to seek reopening of the St. Croix refinery, which the EPA closed in 2021.

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Chevron CEO Mike Wirth said the Iran war has drawn down oil inventories, noting that 20% of oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz and the Houthi Red Sea blockade strands 5%.
A Yanbu-to-Mediterranean pipeline via the Suez Canal will bypass those chokepoints.
The war has lifted U.S. gasoline prices to $4.10 and prompted the Trump administration to seek reopening of the St. Croix refinery, which the EPA closed in 2021.