Aaj (March 6, 2026)
United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) ne report kiya hai ke Strait of Hormuz mein ek incident hua hai, jo 6 nautical miles north of Oman ke qareeb hai. Yeh third-party source se mila report hai, jismein ek vessel (shayad tug ya koi chhota ship) par unknown projectile se hit hone ki baat hai. Abhi zyada details nahi aaye hain, jaise kis type ka vessel tha ya kitna nuqsaan hua, lekin UKMTO ne confirm kiya hai.
Yeh incident is waqt ke Iran-US/Israel conflict ke dauran ho raha hai, jahan Strait of Hormuz mein shipping attacks bohot barh gaye hain. Pichle kuch dinon mein hi:
Ek Maltese-flagged container ship Safeen Prestige ko 2 nautical miles north of Oman hit kiya gaya tha (March 4 ke aas-paas), engine room mein aag lagi, crew ne ship chhod diya – sab safe hain.
Usse pehle oil tankers jaise Skylight (Palau-flagged) ko 5 nautical miles north of Khasab Port hit kiya gaya, injuries aur evacuation hui.
Ab shipping almost ruk si gayi hai is strait mein, bohot saare vessels anchor drop kar ke wait kar rahe hain, aur oil/gas prices mein tezi se izafa ho raha hai.
Aaj ke latest figures ke mutabiq:
Brent crude (global benchmark): ~$87–$89 per barrel tak pohanch gaya hai (kuch sources mein $89+ bhi dikha raha hai), jo kuch din pehle ~$73–$75 ke aas-paas tha.
WTI crude (US benchmark): ~$85–$86 per barrel, jo bhi 6–7% up hai aaj hi.
Yeh hafte bhar mein 20–30%+ ka surge hai, aur sab se bara weekly gain 2022 ke baad. Pichle kuch dinon mein:
Conflict shuru hone ke baad pehle din hi 7–13% jump aaya.
Ab shipping almost ruk gayi hai, 150+ tankers stranded hain, insurance costs sky-high, aur Qatar jaise producers force majeure declare kar rahe hain.
Analysts (jaise Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan) keh rahe hain ke agar full closure 4 weeks tak chala to risk premium $14/barrel tak ho sakta hai, aur prolonged disruption mein $100+ barrel ja sakta hai (even $150 tak warn kiya gaya hai worst-case mein).
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