Iran Conflict, Energy Infrastructure Attacks, and Strait of Hormuz Blockade Highlight Strategic Importance of Nevada Organic Phosphate’s Murdock Mountain Project
NOP PR #26-14
Iran Conflict, Energy Infrastructure Attacks, and Strait of Hormuz
Blockade Highlight Strategic Importance of Nevada Organic
Phosphate’s Murdock Mountain Project
Vancouver, British Columbia, March 24, 202 6, Nevada Organic Phosphate Inc.
(“NOP” or the “Company”) (CSE: NOP) (OTCQB: NOPFF), a B.C. based leader in
organic sedimentary phosphate exploration, today emphasized the growing strategic
importance of its Murdock Mountain phosphate project as the Iran conflict, attacks on
regional energy infrastructure, and the Strait of Hormuz blockade continue to disrupt both
global and domestic fertilizer markets.
Energy and Fertilizer Supply Disruptions Accelerate
Recent strikes on natural -gas processing facilities, export terminals, and power
infrastructure across the Gulf region have forced significant production shutdowns. These
outages are tightening global nitrogen and phosphate supply chains, as natural gas is the
primary feedstock for ammonia and a critical energy input for sulfur -based phosphate
production.
Combined with the Hormuz blockade, the disruptions have created a severe supply
shock:
• 25-33% of global nitrogen fertilizer exports and over 40% of seaborne sulfur
normally transit the Strait of Hormuz.
• The blockade has cut off roughly 44% of global seaborne sulfur and 43% of global
urea, sharply constraining global nitrogen and sulfur-based phosphate output.
• Attacks on gas infrastructure have removed substantial ammonia and urea
production from the market, adding further pressure to fertilizer prices and
availability.
Analysts now describe the combined impact as one of the most significant fertilizer supply
disruptions in decades.
Phosphate Markets Also Affected, But NOP’s Organic Phosphate Target Is Not
Conventional phosphate fertilizers rely heavily on sulfur, ammonia, and high -energy
chemical processing. With sulfur flows disrupted and natural -gas-based ammonia
production curtailed, global phosphate producers are facing rising costs and reduced
output.
NOP’s Murdock Mountain project is fundamentally different:
• Direct-application rock phosphate (DARP) requires no sulfur, no ammonia, and
minimal energy input
• Geopolitically insulated U.S. location, unaffected by Middle East conflict or
maritime chokepoints
• Organic-aligned, low -contaminant DARP suitable for regenerative and organic
farming systems
• Policy-independent and sanctions-resilient domestic supply chain
“The attacks on energy infrastructure and the Strait of Hormuz blockade have exposed
how dependent global fertilizer markets are on natural gas, sulfur, and vulnerable trade
routes,” said CEO Robin Dow . “NOP’s direct-application rock phosphate avoids these
chokepoints entirely. With no need for sulfur or chemical processing, Murdock Mountain
could become a US stable, low-energy, geopolitically insulated nutrient source at a time
when global supply chains are under unprecedented strain.”
NOP will continue to monitor global market conditions and provide updates as the
situation evolves.
Nevada Organic Phosphate Inc. (CSE: NOP) (OTCQB: NOPFF)
NOP is a junior exploration company with an organic sedimentary raw rock phosphate
bed, 6.6 kilometres long, in northeast Nevada. Additional applications extend the potential
strike of rock phosphate to over 30 kilometres. This is believed to be the only known large-
scale organic sedimentary phosphate project in North America. It is situated close to the
main highway to Montello/Elko, Nevada, and near the rail head to California.
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Robin Dow, CEO
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