Crude oil exports from West Asia rose above pre-war levels in four of the seven days of the final week of September, shipping data showed on Monday (October 5, 2026), despite attacks on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
These include transits via the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea, exports from terminals and ship-to-ship transfers in the Gulf of Oman. Its owner, Kuwait Oil Tanker Company, did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside office hours. Crude exports from the region exceeded pre-war levels on September 24 and between September 27 and 29, rising to between 19.5 million barrels per day and 22.5 million bpd, provisional data from ship-tracking firm Kpler showed. Exports averaged 18 million bpd between March 2025 and February this year before the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began. The 7-day moving average for crude exports was at 18.5 million bpd on October 1, the data showed. However, attacks on tankers continued in and around the Strait of Hormuz, with at least seven incidents reported, shipping intelligence firm Marisks said in a report on Saturday (October 3). Kazimah III was last seen discharging 2 million barrels of Kuwaiti crude at the Ras Markaz port on the coast of Oman on September 17, Kpler data showed.
