Tanker attacked in Strait of Hormuz, says UK maritime agency
First reported 29 Sept, 21:09 UTCUpdated 2d ago14 sources
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Supply chains that transform crude into fuel are still under siege, and that is keeping prices high—helping drive a brutal bond selloff.
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Oil exports in the Gulf have rebounded as the U.S. escorts ships through the Strait of Hormuz. But the obstacles to a lasting peace are greater than ever.
Exports through the Strait of Hormuz and beyond are soaring but prices remain stubbornly high
The U.S. Navy opens the Strait to all but the Iranian regime’s oil exports.
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- Has Iran lost its grip on Gulf oil exports? (opens The Economist in a new tab)
Exports through the Strait of Hormuz and beyond are soaring but prices remain stubbornly high
- The Strait of Hormuz Is Open (opens The Free Press in a new tab)
Oil is once again moving through the strait, writes Aaron MacLean. Can the Trump administration turn a winning Iran strategy into lasting victory?
- Encouraging Signs from the Strait of Hormuz (opens National Review in a new tab)
By some estimates, the amount of oil getting through the strait is about 80 percent of the prewar level.
- Crude oil exports from strait of Hormuz largely return to pre-war levels (opens The Guardian in a new tab)
Alternative ways being used to move fuel out of Gulf region, but flows of refined products such as diesel still constrained Exports of crude from the strait of Hormuz have largely returned to levels seen before the outbreak of the Iran war, as oil producers and the shipping industry have found alternative ways of…
- Iran oil exports vanish as regional flows surpass prewar levels (opens Iran International in a new tab)
New tanker-tracking data shows that Iran’s new oil exports have effectively ground to a halt, while crude exports from Arab countries in the region surpassed pre-war levels in the final week of September.
- Oil supertanker hit in Hormuz: Iranian media (opens Middle East Eye in a new tab)
Oil supertanker hit in Hormuz: Iranian media An oil supertanker is in flames in the Strait of Hormuz after it was hit by a missile, Iran’s Fars news agency is reporting. The attack took place eight kilometres off the coast of Oman, Fars reported, without attributing a perpetrator to the attack. The attack is the…
- The Battle of Hormuz Is Turning (opens The Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
The U.S. Navy opens the Strait to all but the Iranian regime’s oil exports.
- Why the War in Iran Is Likely to Heat Up Again (opens The New Yorker in a new tab)
Oil exports in the Gulf have rebounded as the U.S. escorts ships through the Strait of Hormuz. But the obstacles to a lasting peace are greater than ever.
- Oil Flows Are Up, but Iran Is Still Menacing the Strait of Hormuz (opens The New York Times in a new tab)
Iran has been launching drones and missiles at commercial ships in the waterway each week, though it has often failed to strike its targets, according to a Western security official.
- Glimmers of Hope in the Hormuz? (opens The American Conservative in a new tab)
The headline news is good for a change: Energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz are picking up. As of Monday, a seven-day average of 13.5 million barrels of crude oil were transiting the waterway, roughly matching pre-war levels. Two questions arise out of this happy circumstance: First, what has changed…
- The bond rout is deepening even as oil tankers return to the Strait of Hormuz (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
Supply chains that transform crude into fuel are still under siege, and that is keeping prices high—helping drive a brutal bond selloff.
- Why is oil close to $100 if Trump is winning the battle in Hormuz? (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
A couple of months ago, the surge in oil shipments would have been seen as a major American victory.
