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Crude oil exports from strait of Hormuz largely return to pre-war levels

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Alternative ways being used to move fuel out of Gulf region, but flows of refined products such as diesel still constrained Exports of crude from the strait of Hormuz have largely returned to levels seen before the outbreak of the Iran war, as oil producers and the shipping industry have found alter…

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  1. New York Post

    Persian Gulf oil exports hit 72% of prewar levels — as US says Iran is ‘exhausted’ by blockade (opens New York Post)

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    Oil flowing out of the Strait of Hormuz is on the rise as ships confidently sail under US protection — with the Persian Gulf's crude exports reaching an average of more than 13 million barrels a day in September, near pre-war levels, according to analysts.

  2. National Review

    Encouraging Signs from the Strait of Hormuz (opens National Review)

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    By some estimates, the amount of oil getting through the strait is about 80 percent of the prewar level.

  3. Daily Torch

    U.S. Cements Control Of Strait Of Hormuz As Mideast Crude Oil Exports Reach Pre-March Levels, Oil Prices Fall (opens Daily Torch)

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    By Robert Romano Oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz reached a seven-day average of 13.5 million barrels per day, levels not seen since before the March 1 attack by the U.S. and Israel on Iran, and comes amid the continued U.S. naval blockade of Iranian [...]

  4. Just the News

    Gulf oil exports hit pre-war levels, blunting Iran's Hormuz leverage amid effective U.S. blockade (opens Just the News)

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    Choking on their own choke point: Iran’s neighbors rebuilt their export routes around the Strait of Hormuz while a U.S. blockade of Iran's main portal has left Iran's own crude oil bottled up at home and its empty tankers adrift in Asia.

  5. The Guardian

    Crude oil exports from strait of Hormuz largely return to pre-war levels (opens The Guardian)

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    Alternative ways being used to move fuel out of Gulf region, but flows of refined products such as diesel still constrained Exports of crude from the strait of Hormuz have largely returned to levels seen before the outbreak of the Iran war, as oil producers and the shipping industry have found alter…

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