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Middle Eastern oil prod
- The incognito crossings of the world's most vital energy chokepoint have become a major lifeline for global markets that were bracing for a much worse supply shock when the Iran war broke out.
- For producers in the region, the situation is far from normal, however, with ships subject to repeated hostility even though they have some military protection, the people said.
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Covert Mideast Oil Flows Are Keeping Global Prices in Check Covert Mideast Oil Flows Are Keeping Global Prices in Check · Bloomberg · via Bloomberg Alex Longley, Anthony Di Paola, Grant Smith and Weilun Soon Sun, August 16, 2026 at 11:04 PM GMT+9 6 min read HMR (Bloomberg) -- Middle Eastern oil producers are pressing ahead with shuttling large volumes of crude out of the Persian Gulf, helping keep a lid on prices and assuaging fears of an energy-driven inflation spike, even as the Iran war drags on. Anthropic Revenue Surges to Over $11.5 Billion in Second Quarter What Bessent's Economic Isolation of Iran Could Look Like Bond Traders Are Agonizing Over $70 Billion of Shadow Credit Backstops For AI Companies US Readies Unprecedented 'Economic Isolation' Plan for Iran Selena Gomez Accused of Fraud by Mental-Health Startup Investors The trade of ferrying oil through the Strait of Hormuz undetected to transfer the barrels onto tankers in the Gulf of Oman is running at full tilt, despite recent attacks on vessels, people with knowledge of the shipments said. The incognito crossings of the world's most vital energy chokepoint have become a major lifeline for global markets that were bracing for a much worse supply shock when the Iran war broke out.
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