Middle East crude exports return to prewar levels as Iranian shipments halt
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Middle East crude exports returned to or exceeded prewar levels in late September, although tanker attacks continued around the Strait of Hormuz.
Provisional Kpler data cited by The Hindu showed regional crude exports reached between 19.5 million and 22.5 million barrels per day on four days in the final week of September, compared with a prewar average of 18 million bpd. The seven-day moving average stood at 18.5 million bpd on October 1. Other estimates varied: JPMorgan put exports at about 17.5 million bpd, while Goldman Sachs estimated 19 million bpd, Fortune reported.
Kpler said about 40% of crude now leaves the region without crossing Hormuz, up from 17% before the war, as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates use more pipeline capacity. More than 70% of the crude that crossed Hormuz in August was transferred between ships offshore.
Iran has not loaded new crude at its terminals since mid-August, according to Kpler and TankerTrackers data cited by Iran International. Kpler analyst Homayoun Falakshahi estimated that Iran had reduced production to about 1.8 million bpd, roughly the amount needed for domestic consumption and about half its prewar output.
Security risks remain. Shipping intelligence firm Marisks reported at least seven attacks on tankers in and around Hormuz, including an October 1 strike that reportedly caused a fire aboard the *Kazimah III*. Its crew was reported safe and evacuated. Increased shipping and insurance costs have continued despite the recovery in export volumes.
HOW THIS STORY WAS MADE
Written from 8 articles, 5 with the publisher's own text; 8 independent newsrooms once syndicated copies count as one; this version written 67 h after the record first saw the story; the editor revised it.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story can be made faithful by narrowing the unsupported route-expansion phrasing while leaving the sourced export, tanker and Iran shipment facts intact. - "as Gulf producers expanded alternative shipping routes": The sources say Saudi Arabia and the UAE made greater use of pipeline routes or that Arab countries established alternative routes, not that Gulf producers expanded alternative shipping routes in late September. - "Provisional Kpler data cited by The Hindu showed regional crude exports reached between 19.5 million and 22.5 million barrels per day on four days in the final week of September": The Hindu says crude exports from West Asia exceeded pre-war levels on four days and rose to that range; 'regional crude exports reached between 19.5 million and 22.5 million barrels per day on four days' is acceptable, but the title's 'Iranian shipments halt' and later body need correction for precision. - "More than 70% of the crude that crossed Hormuz in August was transferred between ships offshore.": Fortune says more than 70% of crude that crossed Hormuz in August changed tankers offshore; this is sourced, but it is in Fortune/Kpler, not The Hindu. No material correction needed. - "Iran has not loaded new crude at its terminals since mid-August, according to Kpler and TankerTrackers data cited by Iran International.": Iran International says Kpler shows no new oil loaded since mid-August and TankerTrackers points to a halt in new Iranian crude shipments; this is materially supported.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Middle East crude exports return to prewar levels as Iranian shipments halt
Middle East crude exports returned to or exceeded prewar levels in late September as Gulf producers expanded alternative shipping routes,September, although tanker attacks continued around the Strait of Hormuz.
Provisional Kpler data cited by The Hindu showed regional crude exports reached between 19.5 million and 22.5 million barrels per day on four days in the final week of September, compared with a prewar average of 18 million bpd. The seven-day moving average stood at 18.5 million bpd on October 1. Other estimates varied: JPMorgan put exports at about 17.5 million bpd, while Goldman Sachs estimated 19 million bpd, Fortune reported.
Kpler said about 40% of crude now leaves the region without crossing Hormuz, up from 17% before the war, as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates use more pipeline capacity. More than 70% of the crude that crossed Hormuz in August was transferred between ships offshore.
Iran has not loaded new crude at its terminals since mid-August, according to Kpler and TankerTrackers data cited by Iran International. Kpler analyst Homayoun Falakshahi estimated that Iran had reduced production to about 1.8 million bpd, roughly the amount needed for domestic consumption and about half its prewar output.
Security risks remain. Shipping intelligence firm Marisks reported at least seven attacks on tankers in and around Hormuz, including an October 1 strike that reportedly caused a fire aboard the *Kazimah III*. Its crew was reported safe and evacuated. Increased shipping and insurance costs have continued despite the recovery in export volumes.
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