Speaker stated the market "desperately needs U.S. oil" and that's why "WTI in particular is strengthening," noting it reached ~$117/barrel. The US is part of a global refining system. Critical Atlantic basin refinery capacity has shut down since COVID, so US crude must be exported and refined products imported to meet domestic demand, creating a structural pull on WTI. LONG due to structural supply chain issues and desperate global demand for crude, making US oil a key marginal supplier. A successful, durable ceasefire that leads to a rapid reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a flood of Iranian oil returning to the market.