Countries secretly ship 4M+ barrels oil daily through Hormuz
Countries in the Persian Gulf region are secretly transporting over 4 million barrels of oil daily through the Strait of Hormuz using tankers with disabled transponders, helping to stabilize global oil prices despite ongoing conflicts and attacks. The shipments, which involve rerouting through the Gulf of Oman, are critical for maintaining supply continuity amid heightened tensions.
Consensus
- Countries in the Persian Gulf region are conducting secret oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
- The daily volume of these shipments exceeds 4 million barrels.
- Tankers involved have their transponders disabled during transit.
- Oil is transferred from these tankers to other vessels in the Gulf of Oman.
- This activity helps stabilize global oil prices, keeping Brent crude around $80–90 per barrel.
- The shipments continue despite ongoing conflicts and attacks on vessels.
- The UAE's state-owned oil company Adnoc has reported 23 attacks on its ships since the conflict began.
- One crew member has died and 20 have been injured in these attacks.
- Insurance companies report a steady flow of claims from Gulf producers.
- The situation remains highly tense, with stalled negotiations between the US and Iran over passage through the strait.
Points of divergence
- ADNOC is one of the participants in these shipments. — tg_echoonline_news
- Saudi Arabia is preparing to use the route, with 16 supertankers already at the Omani coast and three more en route. — tg_theinsider
- The US has not yet made a decision on resuming negotiations with Iran, and Iran insists the strait is under Iranian control. — vedomosti
- The report mentions only UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait as involved countries. — tg_tass_agency
- Donald Trump previously claimed the US fully controls the Strait of Hormuz and intends to declare it US territory. — tg_echoonline_news
Coverage (4 sources)
- Tankers secretly export more than 4 million barrels of oil daily through the Strait of Hormuz, holding back global price growth — Bloomberg — ЭХО / Новости
- A number of countries in the Middle East are secretly transporting oil through the Strait of Hormuz. This is one of the factors restraining the gro... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Gulf countries secretly export more than 4 million barrels of oil daily through the Strait of Hormuz. This keeps prices from spiking to $150 — The Insider
- Bloomberg: Shadow oil shipments through Hormuz curb global price increases — Ведомости