By fullcoverbetting on Skatehive
Welcome to 2026, where we find ourselves collectively asking: Are we heading into another energy crisis, or did the last one just take a brief vacation? To be fair, it’s not quite the financial apocalypse of 2022 yet. We aren’t at the stage where looking at your monthly utility bill requires a stiff drink and a breathing exercise, but the prices are definitely stretching their legs and climbing the charts again. We all know the root cause. The blockade at the Strait of Hormuz has essentially put a cork in one of the world's most vital oil and gas bottlenecks. I won’t pretend to be a geopolitical analyst or sit here and point fingers at who is right and who is wrong in the Middle East. The only undeniable truth is the absolute tragedy of innocent lives being destroyed by conflicts they have nothing to do with. Well, that, and the cynical reality that the only person popping champagne right now seems to be Vladimir Putin, who suddenly gets to sell his oil at a premium again. But let’s ta