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Coverage dated October 5, 2026

Shippers Are Offering Sailors Up to $25,000 a Trip to Sneak Oil Out of the Gulf

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More tankers are getting through the Strait of Hormuz despite Iranian threats in a burgeoning system of risky shuttle runs that cost up to $40 million.

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  1. Wall Street Journal

    Shippers Are Offering Sailors Up to $25,000 a Trip to Sneak Oil Out of the Gulf (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    More tankers are getting through the Strait of Hormuz despite Iranian threats in a burgeoning system of risky shuttle runs that cost up to $40 million.

  2. New York Post

    Sailors reportedly offered $25K per trip to move oil out of the Persian Gulf amid strikes, drone attacks (opens New York Post)

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    On Monday, Brent crude oil futures eased 1.5% to $100.74 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate crude slipped 1% to $90.16 a barrel.