October 5, 2026
Preliminary data issued by the ship tracking company Kpler showed a noticeable increase in crude exports through the Strait of Hormuz following the outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran, exceeding the rates recorded before the conflict.
According to the data, crude exports ranged between 19.5 million and 22.5 million barrels per day on the 24th of September, and between the 27th and 29th of the same month. This comes compared to an average of 18 million barrels per day during the period from March 2025 to last February, that is, before the outbreak of war.
In the same context, the seven-day average of crude exports was about 18.5 million barrels per day on October 1, while the average shipments of crude, petroleum products, chemicals, and non-gas liquids reached 22.4 million barrels per day in the seven days ending on September 30. The number of LNG shipments departing through the Strait during the month of September also rose to its highest monthly level since February.
Kpler explained that these statistics do not include the ship that may have crossed the strait with its automatic identification devices disabled to avoid detection.
It is noteworthy that before the outbreak of war on February 28, the Strait of Hormuz received about 125 large commercial ships daily, which transported approximately 20% of the total daily global supplies of crude oil and liquefied natural gas.
