Hormuz crude exports hit 33.7 million barrels this week, tracking prior levels
Crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz reached 33.7 million barrels in the week from September 20, roughly in line with the previous week, ship-tracking data shows.
Crude oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz totalled 33.7 million barrels in the week beginning September 20, preliminary ship-tracking data showed on Friday, keeping exports broadly in step with the week before.
The traffic involved 19 tankers, 17 of them very large crude carriers capable of hauling 2 million barrels each. Saudi Arabian crude made up the bulk of the cargoes, with Iraqi oil accounting for most of the remainder.
In the full preceding week, 49.2 million barrels of crude left the strait.
On Wednesday, about 60 commercial vessels of all types passed through Hormuz, carrying the largest single-day volume of crude since early July, a US official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Saudi Aramco has raised its exports through the strait after attacks earlier this month on its East-West Pipeline halted shipments from the Red Sea port of Yanbu.
Transits slowed on Thursday, with nine commodity vessels moving through the waterway against 14 the previous day. Eight of the nine were outbound. The 10-day average stood at 18, though an unknown number of ships pass through with transponders switched off and go uncounted.
Before the Iran war began on February 28, the strait typically handled about 125 large commercial vessels a day, including tankers, gas carriers, bulk carriers and container ships, and accounted for roughly 20% of global oil and liquefied natural gas supply.