Iran Still Exporting Millions of Barrels of Oil Through Strait of Hormuz Even as Other Traffic Paralyzed

Iranian Oil Is Going Through the Strait Just Fine

Here’s a detail about the situation in the Strait of Hormuz that I was not aware of. I’ve noted several times over the last two weeks that throttling oil…

How Iran Is Moving Oil Despite Shipping Disruptions In Hormuz

Iran continues exporting large volumes of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz even as regional shipping traffic remains severely disrupted by the ongoing Middle East conflict. According to CNN, tanker tracking data shows Iranian oil exports have continued despite attacks on vessels in the strategic waterway. The strait normally carries about one fifth of the world’s oil supply. However, many commercial ships have avoided the route after at le…

Iran still exporting millions of barrels of oil through Strait of Hormuz even as other traffic paralyzed

(CNN) — If the United States assumed, before attacking Iran, that the major oil producer would be reluctant to close the Strait of Hormuz for fear of blocking its own oil exports, it miscalculated.

What’s happening in the Strait of Hormuz? How Iran attacks sparked oil and gas chaos

Millions of barrels of oil and gas are being held up as war breaks out over the major shipping route

If the Strait of Hormuz is Shipping Oil and Kharg Island is Still Operational, Are We Really in an Oil Crisis Yet?

In the midst of escalating tensions in the Middle East, with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and retaliatory actions disrupting global energy flows, the question looms large: Are we truly in the throes of an oil crisis? As of March 15, 2026, the Strait of Hormuz—a vital chokepoint carrying roughly 20% of the world’s seaborne oil—remains partially operational for select shipments, particularly Iranian crude headed to Asia. Kharg Island, Iran’s p…