Bloomberg: At least 10 supertankers change course away from Fujairah

Bloomberg reported that amid escalating attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, at least 10 supertankers and several Suezmax tankers have halted or changed their course to the UAE's port of Fujairah.

Bloomberg reported that following the escalation of attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, at least 10 giant tankers and several Suezmax tankers have stopped or changed their route to the UAE port of Al Fujairah.

Ambassador Arjan - Economic Group: Following the escalation of Iran's attacks on offending ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Ambassador Arjan Bloomberg reported today that giant oil tankers are fleeing from the UAE's Al Fujairah port.

Bloomberg reported; The number of empty tankers making their way through the Farsad Gulf has increased due to the escalation of Iranian attacks. Tanker tracking data compiled by Bloomberg shows that in recent days, at least 10 very large tankers and several Suezmax-type tankers have stopped or changed their routes approaching the port of Al Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. The port of Al Fujairah is located outside the Strait of Hormuz and serves as a point Waiting and reloading works to transport crude oil from the Persian Gulf to global markets. This port allows giant oil tankers to wait in relatively safer waters, and smaller oil tankers receive crude oil shipments from inside the Persian Gulf and transfer them to these large oil tankers for reloading. However, the escalation of Iranian attacks near the Strait of Hormuz has put this vital oil transportation hub under serious threat. According to reports, Iran in In the last two weeks, it has intensified its aggressive approach in the Strait of Hormuz. Marine incident monitoring sources have announced that Iran has targeted more than 20 offending oil tankers or stopped them from passing with a warning.

According to data collected by three maritime security service providers, at least 12 attacks on oil and liquefied natural gas tankers and liquefied gas tankers occurred in the Strait of Hormuz between September 28 and October 5 (6-13 Mehr). This figure is the highest level of attacks since the beginning of the war on February 28. In the last week, maritime accident monitoring sources have reported that 13 oil tankers were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz and 7 other oil tankers stopped moving in this waterway after being warned.

The IRGC's official announcement about the offending oil tankers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy announced that this morning (October 21) the third oil tanker was hit and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz. According to this announcement, this oil tanker intended to leave the Strait of Hormoz and disrupt its order and security by turning off its navigation system and ignoring the warnings of the IRGC Navy. has said: Any cooperation of commercial ships and oil tankers with the invading American army in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf region will be met with decisive action.

The rate of transporting crude oil with very large tankers on the route of the Persian Gulf to East Asia has reached an unprecedented record. On October 7, these rates reached nearly $1.4 million per day, an increase of about 540 percent from pre-conflict levels. The global shortage of oil tankers has also increased transportation costs to extraordinary levels. Also, the volume of crude oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz has decreased by 27% compared to the highest level during the war in the previous week and has reached at least 10.1 million barrels per day. The price of Brent oil futures has exceeded $104, and the actual oil price is trading between $130 and $150 per barrel.

The price of Brent oil dropped by $2 to $104 and 32 cents in Friday trading. The price drop occurred following the easing of tensions in the Middle East.

Bloomberg announced the complete stoppage of traffic in the Strait of Hormuz from this morning. This unprecedented deadlock, which has pushed oil prices above $120, has marked the biggest supply shock in history. Reports indicate the failure of American efforts to reopen this strategic waterway; The route where 20% of the world's oil and 30% of gas used to pass.

Citing sources familiar with US intelligence reports, the New York Times questioned Donald Trump's claim that the oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz does not belong to Iran, and reported the payment of the passage of some ships to Iran.