Brent Crude LIVE
$96.00 /bbl
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Active Scenario
S4 — Ceasefire Collapse / Naval Battle (Modal)
Escalation 60% · S4 modal 35% · Stalemate 25% · De-escalation 15% · ⚠ Ceasefire expires Apr 22 — 2 days · No extension text agreed
Hormuz Status
Closed — Day 3
Closed since Apr 18 · <5% normal transit volume · USS Spruance seized MV Touska Apr 19 · Iran launched drones at US Navy in retaliation · War-risk 1–3%+ · Apr 22 deadline imminent
Iranian Petchem
85% Offline
Mahshahr Apr 4 + South Pars Apr 6 · Permanent destruction · 12–18mo recovery minimum
FM Cascade
3 Waves Active · Converters Building
Crude terminals 18.2 mb/d blocked · ME FM −11,018 kt/y · Global haircut 22–25 MT/yr · CN naphtha crackers 78–79% (Day 3; Korea 65–67%) · CN ethane ~110% record · Converters est. Apr 27
Nuclear Talks
No Framework
20yr vs 5yr freeze gap unbridged · Islamabad Apr 11–12 failed (Vance/Witkoff/Kushner vs FM Araghchi/Speaker Qalibaf) · No second talks — Iran FM Apr 20 · Iran enrichment at military-grade (440 kg 60%-enriched stockpile)
Naphtha NE Asia
$930/mt
Structural shortage · CN naphtha crackers 78–79% (Day 3; Korea 65–67%) · CN ethane crackers record ~110% · ICIS GPEX +32.7% MoM · Deficit persists through Q3