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Waiting for Hormuz, More Oil Tankers Gather in the Persian Gulf
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Waiting for Hormuz, More Oil Tankers Gather in the Persian Gulf

Bloomberg · Mar 2, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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Dozens of laden oil tankers are hunkering down inside the Persian Gulf after attacks near the Strait of Hormuz have all but closed off the waterway, upending regional logistics, slowing exports and threatening near-term production.

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