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United States: route exposure, buffers, and downstream vulnerability.

The United States is better insulated on direct physical supply, but price spillovers into global refined products and fertilizers still register quickly.

Overall riskGuarded

Hormuz exposure

8%

Oil stock cover

112 days

Fertilizer

33/100

Helium

37/100

Country narrative

Why United States matters in this monitor

Domestic gas abundance lowers ammonia feedstock vulnerability.

Macro inflation transmission matters more than outright shortage.

Direct oil dependence sits at 9% of the country’s external energy risk profile, while gas-linked downstream exposure remains notable at 2%.

Oil dependence

9%

Gas dependence

2%

Risk score

31 / 100

Reserve stress

Buffer depth versus import pressure

Hormuz dependence8
Oil reserve cover proxy56
Fertilizer vulnerability33
Helium sensitivity37

Related commodities

Transmission channels for United States

Live snippets

Current updates that matter for United States

17:24 HKT · Freight

VLCC freight indications widen for Gulf liftings into East Asia.

Brokers are quoting wider ranges for April fixtures as owners price in scheduling slack and higher perceived transit risk.

16:58 HKT · Reserves

Several importers review strategic stock readiness rather than immediate release options.

Current official posture remains preparatory, but contingency coordination has become more active across Asia.

16:11 HKT · Nitrogen

Urea buyers move to secure prompt cargoes as procurement windows tighten.

Tender timing is turning from opportunistic to defensive in South Asia, with price secondary to volume certainty.

15:36 HKT · LNG

Asian LNG desks mark a higher disruption premium into replacement scenarios.

The move reflects longer expected Gulf turnaround assumptions rather than confirmed physical outages.