Norway’s national oil company profits double to $11.5bn amid war on Iran
Context
Equinor benefits from move to ramp up oil and gas production during strait of Hormuz blockades Business live – latest updates Profits at Norway’s state oil company nearly doubled to $11.5bn (£8.6bn) in the three months to the end of June, as earnings were boosted by the jump in oil and gas prices caused by the US-Israel war on Iran. Equinor benefited from a decision to ramp up oil and gas production since the start of the conflict, filling a gap in the market after a slump in oil flows from the Gulf amid the throttling of shipping traffic through the strait of Hormuz. Continue reading...
What it means
This headline reports Equinor's quarterly earnings and production ramp-up as a consequence of the ongoing Strait of Hormuz disruption — a situation delfee has already covered extensively over 48 days and 143 prior signals. The Brent crude upside, energy sector gains, and airline pressure from that conflict were already called in earlier chains. An oil company reporting higher profits because of elevated prices it didn't cause adds no new market-moving information beyond what is already reflected in prices.
Causal chain
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