ScenariosHormuz Closure / Energy Shock
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Hormuz Closure / Energy Shock

32%
est. probability
Timeframe
Ongoing risk
Pillars stressed

Strait of Hormuz blocked by Iranian or proxy action, disrupting global oil and LNG flows. Australia's emergency drawdown covers fewer than 5 days at wartime consumption rates.

Trigger Conditions

1.Iran-US or Iran-Israel military confrontation escalates
2.Houthi-style proxy attacks on shipping extend to Hormuz itself
3.Iranian domestic crisis requires nationalist external action

Consequence Cascade

1

Jet fuel prices triple within days — RAAF operational tempo constrained

2

Emergency drawdown exhausted in fewer than 5 days at wartime consumption — well below IEA's 90-day obligation

3

Diesel shortage affects military logistics and civilian supply chains simultaneously

4

LNG exports disrupted — economic shock to federal revenue

5

IEA emergency reserves activation — Australia's 'ticketed' overseas holdings inaccessible

The Book's Prescription

90-day physical reserves stored on Australian soil. Domestic refining capacity to process Australian crude. Gas reservation policy ensuring domestic supply. These are not expensive — they are existentially cheap compared to the alternative.

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