Supertanker Kin A may have crossed Strait of Hormuz with Iraqi crude
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 2
Supertanker Kin A may have crossed Strait of Hormuz with Iraqi crude
7 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 2
Tracking showed the vessel off Duqm, Oman, on Saturday after last being seen more than three days earlier heading toward the strait from Iraq's Basra terminal.
The route suggests it likely transited Hormuz on Wednesday, a key passage for Gulf oil exports amid the Iran war.
Separately, a cargo of cooking fuel bound for India also left the Persian Gulf, indicating some tanker movements continue despite regional tensions.
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