Maritime monitoring firm TankerTrackers reports that Iran exported 40 million barrels of crude oil since June 15, with half of that volume shipped on Friday, June 19, alone. The report comes as multiple tracking sources indicate a sustained surge in Iranian oil exports despite ongoing U.S. sanctions and the naval blockade.
Maritime monitoring firm TankerTrackers reports that Iran exported 40 million barrels of crude oil since June 15, with half of that volume — 20 million barrels — shipped on Friday, June 19, alone, according to the single-source report.
This report updates and exceeds earlier figures from TankerTrackers reported by The Zioneer on June 22, which showed 36 million barrels exported since June 15. The new figure adds 4 million barrels and adds a notable spike on June 19. The report notes that an additional significant volume remains stored on tankers in Iranian territorial waters.
The report comes as multiple tracking sources document a broad resumption of Iranian crude exports in recent weeks, despite U.S. sanctions and a naval blockade. Bloomberg has reported 11 tankers with 20 million barrels departing Chabahar in one week, and the Iranian national oil company claims 25 million barrels crossed the blockade line. The rapid export pace, as one channel source put it, suggests "the regime's oxygen pipeline is wide open."
The data remains based on a single commercial tracking firm and has not been independently verified, though the trend is broadly corroborated by multiple separate reports.
3 developments
- DevelopingIran exported $1.44 billion in crude oil over the past 5 days
- DevelopingBloomberg: 11 tankers with 20 million barrels of Iranian oil depart Chabahar this week
- DevelopingIranian national oil company says 25 million barrels of oil crossed blockade line
- StrongTankerTrackers: Two Iranian supertankers carry 3.8M barrels of crude through US blockade
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