UAE sneaked 4 oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz
New York Post • • world
Key Points:
- The UAE's Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) successfully exported at least 6 million barrels of crude oil in April via four tankers that navigated the Strait of Hormuz despite Iranian threats and surveillance.
- ADNOC tankers reportedly turned off their automatic identification system transponders to avoid detection by Iran, a tactic typically used by Iran's shadow fleet to evade US sanctions.
- The tankers either transferred oil to other vessels bound for Southeast Asia, docked in Oman, or sailed directly to refineries in South Korea, demonstrating the risks taken to maintain oil exports through the strategically sensitive waterway.
- Among the tracked vessels, the VLCC Hafeet transported 2 million barrels through the Strait on April 15 and later offloaded in Malaysia, while other tankers reached Oman and South Korea after passing the Strait.
- Despite these operations, at least two Abu Dhabi tankers were recently attacked and set on fire by suspected Iranian drones, along with an assault on the UAE’s Fujairah Oil Industry Zone, highlighting ongoing regional tensions.
