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Sailors Are Reportedly Being Offered $25,000 For Gulf Oil Runs as Hormuz Strait Continues to be a Battle Zone

Oil flows have recovered from their wartime lows, but crews making the journey are still confronting missile threats, damaged vessels and disrupted navigation.

International Business Times · 2h ago

World's Biggest Oil Giant Warns Global Stockpiles Are 'Scarily Thin' and Could Take Two Years to Rebuild

Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser says oil inventories are 'scarily thin' after Middle East disruptions, with restocking potentially taking two years as Hormuz remains critical.

International Business Times UK · 9h ago

Iran insists it controls Hormuz as rial hits record low and exports dry up

Iran's military insisted it retained full control of Hormuz and the foreign minister said the strait could reopen within seven days if Tehran's conditions were met, after US Treasury Secretary Bessent said Iran had not loaded a single barrel of crude onto tankers in September.

Euronews · 10h ago

India oil refiners change tactics and hire ships to cross Hormuz

Indian oil refiners are now hiring tankers to pick up crude oil within the Persian Gulf. This approach helps cut costs and secure supply chains amid changing geopolitical conditions. Recent Iraqi crude sales are on a free-on-board basis, giving Indian refiners better logistics control. The recovery of oil flows through…

The Economic Times · Oct 1

Strait of Hormuz News: Crude Returns to Prewar Levels, Will Oil Prices Finally Fall?

Crude shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have returned to prewar levels, but diesel and other refined fuel supplies remain severely constrained by refinery damage and shipping disruption.

International Business Times UK · Oct 1

UAE planning to develop shipping alternatives, port that bypasses Hormuz

L'imad Holding from Abu Dhabi is planning to heighten its infrastructure investments beyond the Strait of Hormuz. This strategic shift aims to reduce the emirate's reliance on this pivotal waterway amid current regional turbulence. Development plans focus on enhancing port infrastructure in Fujairah, ensuring stable routes for oil and other…

The Times of India · Sep 30

Iraq begins importing gasoline via Syrian port to bypass the closed Strait of Hormuz

Iraqi fuel trucks are loading gasoline at a Syrian port to meet surging global energy demand as the critical Strait of Hormuz remains closed and mediators work with Iran and the United States to end the war

The Independent UK · Sep 29

Global economic impact of Iran war ‘unbearable,’ Qatar warns as talks continue

The war has choked shipping through Hormuz and disrupted Gulf exports. Qatar said it has continued to mediate between Washington and Tehran, warning that the fallout has now affected multiple sectors and not just energy.

Euronews · Sep 29

Middle East oil exports rise as LNG traffic through Hormuz picks up

Months into the war with Iran, Gulf exporters are finding ways to keep oil and gas moving, but crossing Hormuz remains risky and some customers are still missing contracted cargoes.

Euronews · Sep 29

Iran says it expects US response Tuesday on plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran expects Washington to respond to its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday. In exchange for reopening the vital shipping route, Tehran is seeking guarantees including a regional ceasefire, the lifting of sanctions on its oil sector and an end to…

France 24 · Sep 29