🚨 BREAKING: Saudi Arabia planned for a Hormuz crisis 45 years ago 🇸🇦

While the world depended on the Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia quietly built a 1,200 KM oil pipeline from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea.

Why this matter?

Nearly 20% of global oil flows through Hormuz. If it ever gets blocked, markets could panic.
But Saudi crude can bypass the chokepoint entirely and still reach global markets.
A quiet project from decades ago
now looks like one of the smartest geopolitical energy moves ever.

https://x.com/i/status/2032855965108670531

This is why Saudi Arabia survived every oil crisis since 1973.

1,200km East-West Pipeline (Petroline) = 5M barrels/day capacity directly to Red Sea ports. Built when everyone called it "unnecessary insurance."

Geopolitical chess vs Iranian chokepoints:

-> Phase 1: Bypass Hormuz (operational since 1981)
-> Phase 2: Red Sea corridor via Yanbu terminal
-> Phase 3: Direct Mediterranean access planning

Comparable strategic infrastructure:
-> Russia: Power of Siberia gas pipeline (China hedge)
-> UAE: Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline (Hormuz bypass)
-> Kazakhstan: CPC pipeline (Russian route alternative)

Market reality: Saudi can reroute 50% of exports within 48 hours. Iran's Hormuz leverage = dramatically overestimated.

This is how you build generational energy security. Infrastructure today determines tomorrow's geopolitical freedom.

https://x.com/i/status/2032980989933400170

🇺🇸🇮🇷 American oil companies can earn additional $63BN from the US-Iran war, making them among its main beneficiaries — Financial Times

"US companies will earn an additional $5 billion in profit this month alone thanks to a 47% rise in oil prices since the start of the conflict" — reports

"British Petroleum & Exxon are among the hardest hit by the crisis: more than a fifth of their free cash flow comes from the region."

The war in Iran could cause a global food crisis due to reduced fertilizer supply, the Financial Times reports, citing experts.

The shortage of fertilizers could seriously affect food production on several continents. The cause is disruptions in the supply of urea, the most widely used nitrogen fertilizer in the world.

According to the analytics company Kpler, nearly half of the 2.1 million tons of urea have not reached the market. More than 1.1 million tons of fertilizers are currently stored in the Persian Gulf amid the escalating conflict.

The situation is further complicated by rising natural gas prices, which is used to produce nitrogen fertilizers from ammonia. Since the outbreak of the war in the Middle East, natural gas prices have sharply increased, forcing some factories in Asia to suspend production.

One AI data center needs ~50,000 tons of copper
• 527 new data centers are being built globally
• S&P Global sees a 10M ton supply gap by 2040
• New mines can take ~19 years to come online
• Ore grades have already dropped ~40% since 1991

Should see general uptrend in copper with a wave 3 peak at $8 per lb by 2028 or sooner.

Building a reliable food stockpile doesn’t require a big budget. Start small with familiar non-perishables and grow gradually. Focus on variety, smart storage, and regular rotation. Protect supplies from heat, light, air, moisture, and pests. Thoughtful planning helps create a resilient pantry that supports your household during unexpected disruptions better.

https://www.naturalnews.com/2026-03-18-tips-for-building-your-emergency-food-stockpile.html

A gentle reminder that if you decide not to store extra food for the global famine that's being engineered right now, at least store extra dental floss to get all the cricket legs out of your teeth, since you'll be eating a lot of cricket protein. Or soylent green.

Australia: Diesel Shortages (or at least the optics?)

At least 107 fuel stations across the state of New South Wales (NSW) in Australia have run out of diesel as panic buying has outstripped supply, premier Chris Minns said today.

Most of the affected stations are operated by independent fuel retailers who source their fuel from importers. Those importers have started rationing fuel sales to non-contracted buyers so they may honour existing contracts with customers.

Remember: I'd mentioned in a previous report that the fuel wholesalers were instructed to only provide 50% of what customers ordered — despite still-adequate supply. I'm not convinced this is a real shortage as much as the optics being engineered...but it's hard to say for sure.

https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-insights/latest-market-news/2803715-fuel-stations-run-out-of-diesel-across-australia-s-nsw

Energy Armageddon Hits: Food Rationing & Lockdowns Begin

The media is now confirming what we've warned for years: energy lockdowns, food rationing, grounded planes, and the rapid dismantling of modern life are here. The IEA just issued their "emergency" playbook, including reduced speed limits, work-from-home pushes … all straight out of the Absolute Zero blueprint. The long-planned agenda for technocratic control is going live.

Substack: https://unshadowed.substack.com/p/energy-armageddon-hits-food-rationing
YouTube: https://youtu.be/DnJaO68kXDk
Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/video/Qn4I2yPeu9Uu/

There goes the Helium

Airgas, the largest distributor of pure helium products in the United States (22% of the market share) has declared force majeure and is halting supplies to customers due to the destruction in Qatar. Those damaged LNG trains cost approximately $26bn to build.

There is no "turn it back on" — supply will be greatly diminished "for many years" according to GasWorld:

https://www.gasworld.com/story/damage-to-qatar-lng-trains-will-cut-helium-output-by-14-for-many-years/2174708.article/

Cyberattack leaves drivers with breathalyzer test systems unable to start vehicles

A cyberattack has shut down a nationwide breathalyzer test system found in vehicles of OUI offenders, impacting thousands of drivers in Maine and 45 other states.

Intoxalock is the company targeted by the attack.

Once the device is installed, drivers have to pass a breathalyzer test before they can start their vehicle. It won't start if your blood alcohol is .02 or higher. But since the cyber breach shut its entire system down on Saturday, anyone with one of the devices cannot start their car.

"Anybody that's locked out has remained locked out. There's people that haven't been able to drive since Saturday, if that's their only vehicle," he said.

https://wgme.com/news/local/cyberattack-leaves-maine-drivers-with-breathalyzer-test-systems-unable-to-start-vehicles-oui-intoxalock