tanker
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Oil producers have increasingly relied on U.S.-protected tanker movements, ship-to-ship transfers outside Hormuz and pipelines that bypass the strait entirely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
This exponential move is explained by the record-breaking tanker rates resulting from disruptions to energy shipments in the Strait of Hormuz over the last six months.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
A note published by ING economist Rico Luman on Wednesday highlighted the surge in crude tanker rates that has been triggered by the geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
A tanker was struck by multiple projectiles Wednesday about 51 nautical miles north of Madinat ash Shamal, Qatar, U.K.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
A high gray wall of steel that was the side of an immense oil tanker rumbled toward him, a rolling white froth at its bow.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
The department deployed numerous fire engines, bulldozers, four helicopters, two air tankers and two “super scooper” aircrafts, Katon said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
To keep exports flowing from Gulf Arab states, the US military has been providing protection for tankers shuttling oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Ship tracker Kpler reported that 10 tankers were struck inside the strait from Sept. 28 to Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
However, renewed attacks on tankers around the Strait of Hormuz mean that while barrels are still moving, the cost, insurance, routing, and security risks of moving them remain elevated, Sachdeva notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The ingenious solution came from Jack Neylan: a round-the-world voyage on tankers owned by Standard Oil of California.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
