US military says over 1B barrels of oil shipped through Strait of Hormuz under US blockade
Admiral Brad Cooper said U.S. forces escorted more than 2,000 commercial vessels and helped keep oil and gas traffic at a six-month high.
- Oil and liquefied natural gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz reached a six-month high in the past two weeks, with Admiral Brad Cooper crediting U.S. naval protection and mine clearance efforts as "paying off."
- Energy Secretary Chris Wright noted on September 13 that markets rely on roughly 10 million barrels daily transiting the Strait, a critical dependency the President Donald Trump administration has emphasized amid soaring fuel prices in an election year.
- Persian Gulf allies shipped more than one billion barrels of crude through the waterway in the last couple of months, while Cooper stated "Clearly, momentum is building" regarding collaborative efforts with insurers and shipping companies.
- Saudi authorities issued two early-morning air raid alerts for Riyadh on September 19, the first since March and April, following a September 17 Houthi strike in Taif that caused casualties and disrupted alternative routes.
- Regional negotiations on shipping routes have faltered, while Iran claims it "has exported zero barrels" under the U.S.-enforced blockade, underscoring persistent geopolitical tensions affecting long-term maritime stability.
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Oil shipments through Strait of Hormuz have hit six-month high: CENTCOM
Oil and gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have reached their highest level in six months, according to U.S. Central Command, as the military works to reopen the critical energy chokepoint amid the ongoing conflict with Iran. Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of CENTCOM, said in a video message Saturday that U.S. forces have helped […]
US military: Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic at 6-month high
LONDON: The US military has helped 1 billion barrels of oil leave the Arabian Gulf in the “last couple of months,” the head of American forces in the region said on Saturday. At the same time, Iran has exported “zero barrels” because of a US blockade, Adm. Brad Cooper said in a video update on the Strait of Hormuz, through which tankers carrying the oil has to pass.After the war with the US started nearly seven months ago, Iranian threats and at…
CENTCOM chief Brad Cooper said U.S. forces have protected more than 2,000 commercial transits via the strategic maritime route. He also claimed that the main routes remain mine-free.
"This means that a billion barrels of crude oil have transited through the Strait of Ormuz in recent months," explained the military in a video published in the official account of CENTCOM, the entity responsible for operations in the Middle East.
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