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U.S. Uses Ship-to-Ship Transfers to Escort Tankers Through Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. has adopted ship-to-ship oil transfers in waters off Oman and the United Arab Emirates to move crude past areas claimed by Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority. The transfers occur outside the authority’s asserted jurisdiction before tankers return through the strait.
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The U.S. has begun using ship-to-ship oil transfers at set locations off Oman and the United Arab Emirates to move crude past waters claimed by Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority. The transfers take place outside the authority’s asserted jurisdiction.
Tankers depart the sites in staggered groups, meet waiting very large crude carriers, unload their cargo, and then return through the strait. The method is part of a wider escort operation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters reported the details, citing people familiar with the matter.
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