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world1 month ago•21 min saved

Downed U.S. Apache tied to covert offshore oil transfers near Strait of Hormuz

Reuters reports that the downed U.S. AH-64 Apache helicopter was linked to a clandestine ship-to-ship oil transfer operation designed to keep Gulf energy flowing. The operation used aerial and water drones and helicopters to guide convoys to tankers off Fujairah and near Oman’s Sohar, with satellite imagery showing multiple tanker pairs and at least 92 ships involved since May. The transfers are said to be controlled by the U.S. military, not fully requiring direct naval escort, and may have moved around 90 million barrels of crude and products. The reporting highlights the risks of sanctions-evasion tactics at the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing Gulf tensions.

via The Independent|

#apache #iran #oil-transfer

environment3 years ago•2 min saved

"SMIT Team Commences Risky Oil Transfer from Decaying FSO Safer"

The UN-led effort to prevent an environmental and humanitarian disaster from the decaying FSO Safer supertanker off Yemen's coast is progressing as the replacement vessel Nautica is en route to the site. All technical preparations and agreements for the oil transfer operation have been finalized. The FSO Safer, which contains 1.14 million barrels of oil, has been at risk of breaking up or exploding since it was abandoned in 2015. The UN warns that a major spill would devastate fishing communities and cost billions of dollars to clean up. The UNDP has contracted SMIT for the operation, and the oil transfer is expected to take about two weeks to complete once the replacement vessel arrives.

via gCaptain|

#environment #environmental-catastrophe #fso-safer

international-affairs3 years ago•2 min saved

Indonesia's Successful Pursuit: Capturing Iran-flagged Supertanker in Illegal Oil Transfer

Indonesia's coast guard has captured an Iranian-flagged supertanker, the MT Arman 114, suspected of illegally transferring oil in Indonesia's North Natuna Sea. The ship was found to be spoofing its automatic identification system (AIS) to show a false location in the Red Sea. The vessel was engaged in an oil transfer with the Cameroon-flagged MT S Tinos before being apprehended with the assistance of Malaysian authorities. The Arman did not have a permit for the oil transfer and dumped some of its crude into the ocean. Tankers carrying oil from sanctioned countries have been transferring their cargoes in the Singapore Strait to avoid detection. In a separate incident, the US Navy prevented Iran from seizing two commercial tankers in the Gulf of Oman.

via Fox Business|

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