Brent Holds Above $100 as Hormuz Tanker Traffic Hits Two-Month Low
What I Cover Irina Slav has been writing about global energy markets since 2007, covering the oil and gas industry, energy security, commodities, and the… Crude oil prices were on course to book a weekly gain earlier today amid a flurry of tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz—and outside it, too.
Reports citing President Trump as saying productive talks were being held with Iran failed to allay concerns driving the benchmarks higher.
At the time of writing,Brent crudewas trading at $102.83 per barrel, withWest Texas Intermediateat $90.33 per barrel, both slightly down from opening but higher compared to their opening prices this week.
Earlier this week, analysts from Kplersaidthat the number of tankers traversing theStrait of Hormuzhas dropped to the lowest in two months amid renewed attacks on vessels in the waterway—right after tanker-tracking outlets said oil flows out of Hormuz are back to pre-war levels.
“Crude crossing the strait fell 27% from a wartime high the week before, to at least 10.1 million barrels a day,” the analysts reported, as the firm counted only seven commodity carriers traversing the strait on Tuesday.
This was the lowest figure since late July, the analysts said.
Meanwhile, news emerged of Iranstrikinga tanker in the Gulf of Oman, which is where Saudi Arabia conducts its ship-to-ship transfers to get its oil out of the Gulf.
Between September 28 and October 2, there were at least 12 attacks on tankers carrying crude oil, liquid petroleum gas, and liquefied natural gas, according to data from a U.S.
Navy-led joint information center on maritime transport.
stepped up its sanction pressure on Iran, despite those productive talks.
The latest sanctions targeted individuals, tankers, and networks, Reutersreportedearlier today.
There were 17 newly sanctioned tankers carrying Iranian crude, fuels, and petrochemicals.
| Product | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Brent Crude | $102.14/bbl | +0.34% |
| WTI Crude | $96.90/bbl | +0.21% |
| EN590 Diesel | $846/MT | +0.18% |
| Jet Fuel A-1 | $1090/MT | +0.55% |
| Mazut M100 | $450/MT | -0.15% |
| Bitumen 60/70 | $470/MT | +0.08% |
| Sulphur Gran 99.5% | $470/MT | -0.44% |
| Urea 46% Gran | $650/MT | +1.12% |
| NPK 16-16-16 | $460/MT | -0.28% |
| Nat Gas TTF | $15.42/MMBtu | +0.92% |
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