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Tanker traffic through Hormuz falls below average after U.S.-Iran attacks
Ship-trackers show four crossings on Tuesday versus a 10-day average of 13, underscoring tighter passage capacity amid reported attacks on tankers.
OilPrice reports that tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is running below its recent pace, with Kpler counting four tanker crossings for Tuesday. That compares with a 10-day average of 13 tankers, according to reporting cited by the outlet.
Windward data cited by OilPrice show four tankers entering the strait on Tuesday, two of them in dark mode, and three exiting on Tuesday, one of them in dark mode. The outlet also notes U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said 17 million barrels of crude passed through Hormuz on Monday alone.
OilPrice says the reduced traffic comes as reports indicate Iran struck two tankers in response to U.S. attacks launched over the weekend. The development pushed prices higher, with Brent crude topping $96 per barrel earlier in the session and West Texas Intermediate trading above $90 per barrel, while ING commodity analysts cautioned that ship-tracker based flow estimates can be uncertain.
The outlet adds that ING analysts said bypass volumes suggest Persian Gulf oil flows may be above pre-war levels, but recommended looking at average flows over longer periods because daily movements can swing sharply.
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