Hormuz Oil Shipments Hit Six-Month High, US Commander Says

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Oil and LNG shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have reached a six-month high due to effective US naval protection and mine clearance operations. A US regional commander credits these efforts for the increased flow of energy shipments in this strategically important maritime chokepoint.

Oil and liquefied natural gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz in the past two weeks reached the highest level in six months, signaling that US naval protection and mine clearance efforts are “paying off,” a regional US commander said.