bottleneck
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Another factor lifting valuations of existing natural-gas-fired plants is that supply-chain bottlenecks make it costly to build new ones, he added.
In that sense, “policymakers may be able to cushion the blow, but they cannot repeal physical bottlenecks,” he said.
From MarketWatch
"They control the bottleneck of the international economy – the Strait of Hormuz – one of the world's busiest oil routes, which Iran has blocked - and they feel they have the upper hand in negotiations."
From BBC
The bottleneck has nearly halted all petroleum shipments through the narrow waterway.
From Barron's
A Hormuz bottleneck has taken its toll on global oil supply and snarled supply chains, while the targeting of energy infrastructure last week hampers energy production capacity.
From Barron's
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