Chevron CEO Mike Wirth joins Bloomberg TV from the Milken Conference in Beverly Hills to discuss the impact of renewed conflict and the Strait of Hormuz closure on global energy markets. He said about 20% of the world’s energy flows through the strait and warned that inventories and system buffers are being drawn down, increasing price volatility and the risk of supply outages, particularly in Europe and Asia.

Wirth noted Chevron has slowed some production in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and cut back petrochemical output, though the firm is less exposed than peers. Despite recent volatility costing Chevron about $3 billion, he said the company plans to grow production 7–10% globally this year versus roughly 2% demand growth, using scenario analysis rather than point forecasts to guide decisions.