Oil exports surge back through Hormuz despite mounting attacks

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Oil exports from the Middle East have risen above pre-war levels on several days despite a sharp increase in tanker attacks around the Strait of Hormuz. Provisional Kpler data indicates the export surge occurred during the final week of September amid the conflict with Iran.

Oil flows from the Middle East have climbed back above pre-war levels even as attacks on tankers around the Strait of Hormuz accelerate to their fastest pace since the conflict with Iran erupted on February 28. Provisional Kpler data shows regional crude exports exceeded pre-war volumes on four days during the final week of September, …