Iran War Fuels Oil Market Fears Aramco CEO Sounds Alarm

Like a Box of Chocolates You Never Know What You're Gonna Get

Mama always said "Life is like a box of chocolates Forrest. You never know what you're gonna get." And she was right. This whole oil situation reminds me of that. One minute things are smooth sailing like Lieutenant Dan on a shrimp boat. The next BAM war in Iran and suddenly everyone's worried about running out of gas. It's like going from calm waters to a hurricane in a heartbeat. Aramco that's like the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company of oil and their CEO Mr. Amin Nasser he's saying things could get real bad. Catastrophic even. He's worried about a "drastic domino effect" and I ain't gonna lie that sounds pretty serious to me.

Running on Empty The Geopolitical Marathon

This war in Iran it's like running a marathon Forrest. You never know when it's gonna end or how much farther you gotta go. Mr. Nasser says it's the "biggest crisis" the oil and gas industry has faced around those parts. Last week one of their refineries Ras Tanura got hit by something during the Iranian drone and missile attacks. That sounds scarier than being chased by those fellas in the white truck. Now the price of oil went up then down faster than I can run a football. Seems like Mr. Trump said the U.S. would "hit Iran twenty times harder" if they messed with the oil flow through the Strait of Hormuz. Makes you wonder if he ever played ping pong. Speaking of hard hits if you want to learn more about potential economic repercussions check out Trump's Protein Promises A Carnivore's Conundrum. It's got nothing to do with oil but everything to do with understanding possible global aftershocks when powerful people speak.

Strait of Hormuz A Real Pickle

Now this Strait of Hormuz it's a real bottleneck. It's like that time I got stuck in the mud with my shrimp boat. Can't go forward can't go back. According to some fella from Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs tankers passing through there “must be very careful.” Sounds like they're walking on eggshells don't it? All this worrying and fretting it makes you want to just sit down and eat a whole box of chocolates.

Aramco's Shrimp Boat Sailing Smoothly

Even with all this trouble brewing Aramco's still making money. Like Bubba said about shrimp "You can barbecue it boil it broil it bake it saute it…" Well Aramco can find a way to make a buck even when the oil prices are going up and down like a seesaw. They reported a bunch of money billions even. More money than I ever saw in my life and I caught a lot of shrimp. They're even giving out dividends like a little thank you for all the folks who invested in them.

Cash Flow Steady as a Rock

The company generated a whole heap of cash. They're investing it too. Gotta spend money to make money as they say. Even though the price of oil went down some last year things are still looking up mostly because of the troubles in the Middle East. It's like Jenny always said "Sometimes there aren't enough rocks." I think that means sometimes things are tough but you gotta keep going anyway.

Running For Peace and Energy Security

So what does all this mean? Well it means the world is complicated. It means that sometimes you gotta run even if you don't know where you're going. And it means that even when things look bad there's always hope. Just like when I kept running and running eventually I stopped. And maybe just maybe this oil situation will stop too and everyone can go back to eating their shrimp in peace.