Strait of Malacca: The $92 Oil Chokepoint Investors Can’t Ignore
The post Strait of Malacca: The $92 Oil Chokepoint Investors Can’t Ignore appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Peter Zhang May 30, 2026 01:03 The Strait of Malacca moves 23.2M barrels of oil daily and 30% of global trade, forcing a repricing of energy, renewables, and bypass routes. The Strait of Malacca has quietly become the most critical chokepoint in global energy and trade flows. Moving 23.2 million barrels of oil daily and 30% of global seaborne trade through its narrow, 2-nautical-mile-wide passage, Malacca surpasses the more widely discussed Strait of Hormuz in volume and strategic importance. Yet markets have barely priced in this concentration risk—an oversight that is already reshaping investment strategies. Malacca’s Overlooked Scale In the first half of 2025, Malacca handled 29% of global seaborne oil trade, making it the world’s busiest energy transit route. For context, the Strait of Hormuz, often associated with geopolitical flashpoints, moves about 20