Motorists queue up at a Star Oil petrol station in Luang Prabang on March 16, 2026, following import disruptions caused by the Middle East war. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Motorists queue up at a Star Oil petrol station in Luang Prabang on March 16, 2026, following import disruptions caused by the Middle East war. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

A man fills a motorist's container at a petrol station in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat on March 18, 2026. (Photo by Madaree TOHLALA / AFP via Getty Images)

Employees inspect a pump at a petrol station in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat on March 18, 2026, following import disruptions caused by the Middle East war. (Photo by Madaree TOHLALA / AFP via Getty Images)

Motorists queue up at a Bangchak petrol station in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat on March 18, 2026. (Photo by Madaree TOHLALA / AFP via Getty Images)

An employee refuels a vehicle at a petrol station in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat on March 18, 2026. (Photo by Madaree TOHLALA / AFP via Getty Images)

Pumpjacks operate at the Inglewood Oil field in Los Angeles, California on March 17, 2026. Asian markets mostly rose on March 18 and oil prices dipped following another tech-led advance on Wall Street, as the United States hit Iranian missile sites near the key Strait of Hormuz and Tehran struck crude-producing Gulf neighbours. While the war in the Middle East shows no sign of ending and oil has stuck around $100 a barrel -- threatening to fuel a fresh inflation spike -- equity traders have shifted back into the market after the steep losses suffered at the outset of the conflict. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

A pumpjack stands at the Inglewood Oil field in Los Angeles, California on March 17, 2026. Asian markets mostly rose on March 18 and oil prices dipped following another tech-led advance on Wall Street, as the United States hit Iranian missile sites near the key Strait of Hormuz and Tehran struck crude-producing Gulf neighbours. While the war in the Middle East shows no sign of ending and oil has stuck around $100 a barrel -- threatening to fuel a fresh inflation spike -- equity traders have shifted back into the market after the steep losses suffered at the outset of the conflict. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)