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economicApr 30, 2026
Tankers Move from Fuel to Crude Trade as War Upends Flows | OilPrice.com
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Undersea cables, which carry the… The U.S. blockade of Iran… The war in Iran and the closed Strait of Hormuz are accelerating a major shift in the oil tanker market, in which smaller tankers carrying fuels are becoming crude carriers amid better economics as crude buyers scramble for supply that’s not trapped behind…
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- Tsvetana ParaskovaBy Tsvetana Paraskova
Undersea cables, which carry the… The U.S. blockade of Iran… The war in Iran and the closed Strait of Hormuz are accelerating a major shift in the oil tanker market, in which smaller tankers carrying fuels are becoming crude carriers amid better economics as crude buyers scramble…
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