Brent to $90 by Q4 due to Hormuz disruption
Brent crude will reach $90 per barrel by Q4, driven by prolonged Strait of Hormuz disruption and slower recovery of Persian Gulf production. The speaker assumes normalization in Gulf exports by end of June (vs prior mid-May) and forecasts that even by December only 90% of lost supply will return. Demand destruction is already occurring but is incorporated into the forecast.