Energy security shocks and coal’s role in a fragmented world
What the closure of the Strait of Hormuz reveals about geopolitics, fuel choices, and metals markets
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War is once again reshaping gas and LNG
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a major disruption to global energy flows, removing around one‑fifth of global LNG supply from the market and forcing governments to reassess their energy strategies.
In this episode of Mined over matter, Wood Mackenzie experts examine how energy security concerns are shifting policy responses, accelerating coal usage across key Asian and European markets, and delaying coal plant retirements. While gas markets have avoided the extreme price spikes seen in prior crises, fuel switching and policy reversals are reshaping the near‑term outlook for coal – with important implications for metals markets, supply chains, and growth economies.
The conversation explores the tension between energy security, cost, and environmental goals, and why geopolitical disruption is increasingly driving second‑order impacts well beyond energy markets alone.
Fill in the form to watch the full complimentary episode and explore how energy security shocks are reshaping fuel choices, and why that matters for global metals markets.