Energy Shots | The Jones Act Meets the Hormuz Crisis: War, Energy, and Protectionism

Energy Shots tells energy stories through data, personalities, and politics.

In this week's episode, Joseph Majkut, Director of the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program, and Kevin Book, Senior Adviser, examined how the Strait of Hormuz crisis renewed debate over the Jones Act and its implications for U.S. energy security. Watch as they assess what emergency shipping waivers revealed about domestic energy resilience, fuel market flexibility, and the future of U.S. maritime policy.

Energy Shots Graph of the Week:

By June 6, 2026, more foreign-flagged ships were moving oil between US ports under the Jones Act waiver than there are Jones Act–eligible tankers in the entire US fleet (90 vs 56).

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