Iran’s Floating Oil Stocks Run Dry
The US naval blockade has prevented any Iranian or dark fleet tanker from leaving the Gulf, and this 100 percent effective blockade has now been in place for 10 weeks.
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UKMTO: Tanker’s Engine Room On Fire After Latest Hormuz Attack
Iran has added to a rapidly-expanding list of strikes on energy shipping in the Strait of Hormuz with another attack on a tanker off the Musandam Peninsula. On Monday evening at about 1637 UTC, the master of a tanker informed…
Did South Korean Seaborne Fuel Exports Undermine Ukraine’s Drone Campaign Against Russia?
Russia imported more than 176,000 tons of petroleum products from South Korean ports in July and August, easing the impact of a fuel crisis caused by Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries, Ukraine's top sanctions official said on Tuesday.The…
Tanker Catches Fire, Spills Oil Off Russian Resort Town of Sochi
A large tanker has caught fire off the coast of the resort city of Sochi, Russia, according to local media accounts and satellite sensing data. The vessel is readily visible from shore, and multiple videos depicting the fire have appeard…
Iran Keeps Up Pace of Strikes With Attack on Brand New LR2 Tanker
On Sunday, Iran hit another tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, extending a fast-paced run of attacks on the "shuttle" shipping trade between Gulf oil producers and the STS transfer zone in the Gulf of Oman. Vanguard Tech has identified…
Tanker Reports Attack South of Bab el-Mandeb
The Royal Navy's UK Maritime Trade Operations center (UKMTO) has reported an attempted attack on a tanker at a position south of Mokha, Yemen, the latest in a string of strikes widely attributed to Yemen's Houthi rebel group.