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Standard Chartered Says Hormuz Oil Flows Are Far From Normal
Standard Chartered Says Hormuz Oil Flows Are Far From Normal
Authored by Alex Kimani via OilPrice.com,
Gulf oil exports rebounded to roughly 16.5 million bpd in September, near pre-war levels, despite only 60% of those barrels crossing Hormuz versus 83% before the war.
Exporters have adapted through pipelines, bypass ports and extensive ship-to-ship transfers, but the system is more expensive, inefficient and increasingly stretched, with elevated freight and security costs.
Iran’s ability to choke off regional oil exports has weakened, while its own seaborne crude exports have fallen from around 1.7 million...
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Iran Rejects US Talks As Mojtaba Calls For 'Vengeance'; Trump Warns 1,000 Missiles Are 'Locked & Loaded'
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Iran has thrown Trump's ultimatum and Saturday deadline right back at Washington, saying that instead it is the United States that must first meet the agreed-upon conditions in order to normalize shipping and energy transit in the Strait of Hormuz.
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