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Oil Tankers
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Latest Oil Tankers stories
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy Says Explosions Forced Two Tankers to Stop
The supertankers carried more than four million barrels of crude combined; the navy said they ignored warnings about a route it called the “southern route.”
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- Iranian Guard Claims Three Tankers Exploded in Strait of Hormuz
The IRGC Navy alleged that the vessels had disabled their navigation and identification systems and were using a route Iran considers unauthorized.
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- Iran Reports Fires Aboard at Least Five Vessels Near Hormuz
The IRGC said two tankers hit mines east of the strait Thursday afternoon, after reporting two overnight incidents south of the waterway.
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- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Says Four Oil Tankers Hit Mines Near Hormuz
The IRGC said all four vessels were still burning and that two other ships had been seized.
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- Iranian Guard Says It Stopped Two Tankers Near the Strait of Hormuz
The IRGC Navy also claimed a supertanker carrying more than 2 million barrels struck a mine and caught fire, calling it Friday’s third tanker to suffer an explosion and fire.
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- Three Russian Diesel Tankers Due at U.S. Ports Under Trump Waiver
The tankers carry about 140,000 metric tons combined; one has been sanctioned by Britain, the European Union and Canada.
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- Iranian Guard Claims Mines Set Two Tankers Ablaze South of Hormuz
A separate tanker encounter off Oman involved military forces, with no fire or mine strike documented.
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- U.S. Plans to Let Refurbished Sanctioned Tankers Carry Permitted Oil
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said buyers would need approval before returning the vessels to service. He rejected lifting dark-fleet sanctions broadly.
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- Iranian Navy Says Tanker Damage Is Rising Near Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s navy described more damage to tankers trying to cross a restricted area. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps cited two mine explosions on Oct. 17.
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- Iranian Navy Says Tanker Caught Fire East of Strait of Hormuz
The Navy alleged the vessel had disabled its tracking systems while attempting to cross a restricted area in the Sea of Oman.
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- Two Tankers Attacked Near Strait of Hormuz, Two Sailors Missing
The incidents involved an unidentified projectile strike in the strait and a drone attack near Oman, raising concerns over maritime security and oil supplies.
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- Oil Tanker Rates Hit Record $1.33 Million on Saudi Arabia-China Route
The daily rate surpassed the previous record of $1.27 million set Sept. 21 as tanker costs climbed on the benchmark route.
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- Iran Oil Tankers Cluster Off Coast as Estimate Shows No September Crude Loadings
At least 50 tankers carrying Iranian oil were operating along the coastline on Oct. 5. The preliminary estimate measures new crude loaded onto vessels, not all oil deliveries.
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- Three Tankers Hit by Projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz
The vessels were struck while transiting the key oil-shipping route on Sept. 29. The notices did not identify the ships or a suspected attacker.
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- VLCC Rates Hit Record $1.27 Million a Day as Oman Capacity Tightens
Saudi Arabia’s rerouting of crude through the Strait of Hormuz has increased tanker demand and pushed ship-to-ship transfers near Sohar toward capacity limits.
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- U.S. Seizes Three Tankers Tied to Iranian, Venezuelan Oil Networks
The operations occurred between Dec. 10, 2025, and Feb. 24, 2026, as Washington targets vessels accused of moving sanctioned crude.
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