U.S. says military moved millions of barrels through Hormuz
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the U.S. military helped move more than 15 million barrels of oil and products through the Strait of Hormuz on a single day, and that combined pipeline and sea flows were closer to 20 million barrels. He said the seven-day average now exceeds 8 million barrels per day and credited the U.S. Navy for keeping oil flowing. Axios and U.S. officials described a military-coordinated Omani corridor, but commercial trackers like JMIC, Kpler and TankerTrackers report far lower tanker crossings and say the U.S. figures lack vessel-level confirmation, leaving independent verification unresolved.
U.S. claimed over 15 million barrels moved through Hormuz on Tuesday.
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There have been attacks and heightened regional tensions that reduced normal traffic through Hormuz. The U.S. said it is facilitating protected transits through an Omani corridor. Commercial trackers show fewer ordinary tanker crossings…
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