Many tankers continue to operate with AIS transponders switched off to hide their locations, although some vessels are now conducting daytime transits under protection from CENTCOM. While the amount of cargo emerging from the strait is on an upward trend, flows have not yet returned to the levels recorded before the start of hostilities.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Hormuz Oil Flows Hit 10.35 Mbpd on Saudi's 7x Loading Jump
Commodities27 days ago
Total oil egress via the US Navy blockade line has reached 13 Mbpd, with total shipment volumes doubling in less than a month. An estimated 10.35 Mbpd now transit the Strait of Hormuz, aided by a sevenfold increase in crude oil loadings along Saudi Arabia's east coast. The kingdom is swinging its exports back toward eastern markets following disruptions to its internal pipeline network.
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