# Tanker Loyalty Made Two Persian Gulf Trips to Load Iraqi Crude

By Enna Lee

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Published: 2026-10-28T06:58:02.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-28T06:58:02.000Z
Section: Investing

> The Tanzania-flagged vessel had previously carried Venezuelan crude to China. From Sept. 1-28, non-Iranian crude exports left the region through three routes.

The Tanzania-flagged supertanker Loyalty entered the Persian Gulf twice starting in September to load Iraqi crude after previously carrying Venezuelan crude to China.

From Sept. 1-28, 60% of non-Iranian crude exports physically crossed the Strait of Hormuz. Another 23% was loaded on the Gulf of Oman coast outside the strait, while 17% left through the Red Sea.