Event details
Guardian reporting, citing Lloyd's List and Kpler, says dark tanker runs and ship-to-ship transfers are moving more Gulf crude than visible traffic alone shows. The same evidence leaves normal traffic far off, with the 100 million-barrel claim still hard to fully verify.
Context
This narrows the receipt gap behind the oil-price relief: hidden flows can soften the market without proving that Hormuz is normally open. The watchpoint is whether a signed deal turns shadow transits into normal AIS tracks, insurer guidance, port notices, and pre-war volumes.
- Local time
- 11:00 AM Gulf Standard Time, Jun 12, 2026
- Location
- Strait of Hormuz / Gulf of Oman shipping lanes
- Relationship
- Update