Oil Tanker Carrying Iraqi Crude Passes Through Strait of Hormuz

AirdropBlackHole · 2026-04-05T11:09:16+00:00

After Iran suggested Iraq might be exempt from waterway restrictions, an oil tanker carrying Iraqi crude was seen traversing the Strait of Hormuz. The 'Ocean Thunder' loaded about 1 million barrels of Basra heavy crude and is due to arrive in Malaysia mid-April.

AirdropBlackHole

2026-04-05 11:09:16

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Data from LSEG and Kpler shows that a day after Iran stated that Iraq could be exempt from restrictions on this key waterway, an oil tanker carrying Iraqi crude was spotted navigating through the Strait of Hormuz along a route near the Iranian coast. Kpler data indicates that the ‘Ocean Thunder’ loaded approximately 1 million barrels of Basra heavy crude on March 2, and is expected to discharge in mid-April at Port Klang, Malaysia.

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