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Crude oil exports from the Strait of Hormuz have largely returned to pre-war levels as producers and the shipping industry utilize alternative transport methods such as pipelines and ship-to-ship transfers. While crude flows have recovered, with over 16.5 million barrels per day leaving the region in September, supplies of refined products like diesel remain constrained, posing challenges for businesses and households.
Crude oil exports from strait of Hormuz largely return to pre-war levels Alternative ways being used to move fuel out of Gulf region, but flows of refined products such as diesel still constrainedwar, as oil producers and the shipping industry have found alternative ways of transporting crucial fuel out of the Middle East.
Pipeline exports and ship-to-ship transfers are among the methods being used, according to analysts tracking the situation, while the US militaryAt least 16.5m barrels per day left the region in September, according to figures from the global trade intelligence firm Kpler, equalling the pre-war average, excluding Iran. The figure is 10.5m bpd higher than the monthly average for March, during the first weeks of the Iran war.exert its authority However, Iran’s control appears to have declined in recent weeks, as oil exporters have found workarounds to address the disruption.
About 40% of the region’s crude is now transported without transiting the strait, compared with just 17% before the war, through Saudi and Emirati pipelines, according to Kpler analysis. Saudi Arabia was able to restart operations on its east-west pipeline in late September,In a sign of the other adaptations, the majority of crude transported through the strait of Hormuz is carried on a shuttle fleet mostly comprising very large crude carriers, sailing with their satellite transponders turned off.
The cargo is moved on to different tankers in open water, usually off the coast of Oman or Fujairah in theMore than 70% of the crude that passed through the strait in August changed tankers, whereas before the war almost no Gulf crude changed ships in the Gulf of However, the recovery in exports from the region remains unbalanced, and supplies of refined products remain constrained. This poses a problem for businesses and households that depend on refined products such as diesel to run their cars, vans and lorries.
“Diesel carries the sharpest risk,” said Kpler analysts, who found that less than 20% of pre-war levels of refined products shipped through Hormuz were being transported. They recorded a seven-day average of 677,000 bpd of refined products as of Monday, compared with 3.6m before the conflict. Even as oil exports from the region have increased, the level of threat to ships operating around the strait of Hormuz has not disappeared.
“New routes emerge, cargos are rerouted, risk is priced in and absorbed. The danger is assuming that resilience equals security. It doesn’t,” said Richard Meade, the editor in chief of shipping publication Lloyd’s List.
“Oil flows have recovered because the market participants have accepted greater operational complexity and higher costs. The underlying threat remains. ” The price of crude remains at elevated levels and moved higher again on Thursday, as traders balanced the recovery in some Middle East exports withThe price of Brent crude briefly was back above $100 a barrel on Thursday, up 3% to $101.
The rise came after reports that China had suspended exports of oil products to regions beyond Hong Kong and Macau, a move that would add further pressure to oil markets. Oil analysts said China’s decision could suggest it was concerned about the availability of domestic products.
US borrowing costs hit 5% for first time since 2023 amid bond sell-offOil prices rise above $100 a barrel for first time since July as Iran war escalatesTrump accuses oil companies of ‘making too much money’ from his war on IranOil prices fall as US pauses strikes on Iran over strait of Hormuz
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