EnergyReader · 2026-06-19 02:14

Three tankers clear Hormuz, knocking US crude below $100

By EnergyReader Newsroom · June 19, 2026

Three commercial supertankers carrying a combined 6 million barrels of Middle East crude exited Hormuz on Wednesday (2026-05-20), the first vessels to clear the chokepoint after more than two months stranded inside the Persian Gulf. A fourth was entering as the three left, shipping data on LSEG and Kpler showed.

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