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US Guides Tankers as Ship-to-Ship Oil Transfers Fall

7/21/2026

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  • Satellite images show ship-to-ship oil transfers outside the Strait of Hormuz sharply declined after recent Iranian attacks.
  • Iranian Revolutionary Guard reported two tankers exploded during an unsafe transit.
  • U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the United States will keep oil traffic moving without Iran’s cooperation.
  • U.S. military operations have guided tankers in Gulf of Oman and cut super-tanker crossings to about two per day, down from five the week before.