Trump's Oil-Flow Claim Hits Reality Check in Hormuz Strait
TL;DR
The Trump administration claimed oil flows had returned to normal after rerouting around the Strait of Hormuz, but shipping data show far lower tanker traffic than asserted, with Middle Eastern oil increasingly moved via pipelines and a shadow fleet. Experts say the reality diverges from the narrative and the flow around Hormuz remains constrained and uncertain.
- The Trump administration claims oil is flowing normally again. There’s just one problem CNN
- US Sees Iran War Oil Supply Disruptions Lasting Through 2027 Bloomberg.com
- Trump Administration Says Gulf Oil Flows Recover to 15 Million Barrels a Day gCaptain
- Some Middle East oil output will stay shut through next year, US EIA says Reuters
- EIA STEO: US oil production to average 13.83mln BPD in August (vs. 13.82mln BPD) in July; to average 13.77mln bpd in September Newsquawk
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