Fact-check: “With more oil now shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, and the expected production improvements in the Venezuelan production, prices for oil and gas should be declining.”
Verdict: Misleading (72% confidence)
The claim's premise that 'more oil is now shipping through the Strait of Hormuz' is directly contradicted by EIA data showing Hormuz transits collapsed from 21.6 million barrels per day in Q4 2025 to just 4.9 million b/d as of August 2026 — a severe disruption that EIA documents as driving crude prices higher, not lower. Venezuela's production recovery is a real expectation backed by OFAC license expansions and a February 2026 EIA forecast, but current prices — Brent around $83–90/barrel and U.…
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