<p>What does it take to drill oil out of the ground and then refine it into petrol, jet fuel or other petrochemical products? The world currently uses about a hundred million barrels of oil a day. However, the daily flow has been affected by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. A fifth of the global supply normally passes through the waterway in tanker ships, but it's been blocked since the end of February 2026.  How has the industry adapted?</p><p>Guests:
Nick Bone, Fuels Industry UK
Luke Johnson, Director of OPC
Edward Hayden-Briffet from Onyx Capital</p><p>Presenter: Evan Davis
Producers: Sally Abrahams &amp; Nick Holland
Sound: Dave O'Neill &amp; James Piper
Production Coordinator: Katie Morrisson
Editor: Sam Bonham</p>

The Bottom Line

BBC Radio 4

How the oil industry works

JUN 11, 202637 MIN
The Bottom Line

How the oil industry works

JUN 11, 202637 MIN

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<p>What does it take to drill oil out of the ground and then refine it into petrol, jet fuel or other petrochemical products? The world currently uses about a hundred million barrels of oil a day. However, the daily flow has been affected by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. A fifth of the global supply normally passes through the waterway in tanker ships, but it's been blocked since the end of February 2026. How has the industry adapted?</p><p>Guests: Nick Bone, Fuels Industry UK Luke Johnson, Director of OPC Edward Hayden-Briffet from Onyx Capital</p><p>Presenter: Evan Davis Producers: Sally Abrahams &amp; Nick Holland Sound: Dave O'Neill &amp; James Piper Production Coordinator: Katie Morrisson Editor: Sam Bonham</p>