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August 22, 2026
Middle Eastern Oil Producers Shift to 'Dark' Transits to Evade Iran
- The Greek supertanker Kiku used a 'dark' transit strategy to bypass Iranian drone threats in the Strait of Hormuz.
- About 80% of oil traffic through the strait has recently utilized this tactic, significantly increasing exports.
- Saudi Arabia has rerouted 5 million barrels of oil daily through its East-West pipeline to avoid Iranian attacks.
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- How the US and Middle East allies flipped the oil script on IranAug 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM · CNN
- Six months into Iran war, almost half of global oil flows from war zonesAug 25, 2026 at 5:16 AM · Reuters