Middle East oil exports surpass pre-war ranges regardless of tensions, information reveals | Oil and Gasoline Information

IRGC commander says oil flows by way of US-supervised route in Hormuz are ‘negligible’.

Crude oil exports from the Middle East have risen above pre-war ranges on 4 of the seven days within the final week of September, provisional information from ship-tracking agency Kpler confirmed.

However, senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Ali Fadavi mentioned in a televised interview on Sunday night time that solely three to 4 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) at the moment are transferring by way of the route, dismissing the quantity as “negligible” in comparison with pre-war site visitors.

Fadavi mentioned, for the primary time, no US vessels have been current within the Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, the Sea of Oman and even the northern Indian Ocean and US warships are “100% susceptible” to IRGC assaults.

Kpler information confirmed crude exports from the area exceeded pre-war ranges on September 24 and between September 27 and 29, rising to 19.5-22.5 million bpd.

Around that point, Iran claimed success in attacking ships – together with US Navy vessels – close to the Strait of Hormuz, saying the strikes had forced Washington to maneuver its warships farther from the Iranian coast.

Before the US-Israel struggle on Iran started, exports averaged 18 million bpd between March 2025 and February 2026.

According to Kpler information, the general tally for crude, oil merchandise, chemical compounds and non-gas liquids averaged 22.4 million bpd within the seven days to September 30.

On October 1, the seven-day transferring common for crude exports was at 18.5 million bpd. This contains transits through the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea, exports from terminals and ship-to-ship transfers within the Gulf of Oman.

The variety of liquefied pure fuel cargoes exiting the Strait of Hormuz additionally rose in September to its highest month-to-month degree since February.

The figures exclude any vessels that may have crossed the strait with their computerized identification system transponders turned off to keep away from detection.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations company reported a minimum of one assault a day within the Strait of Hormuz or within the Gulf of Aden since October 2.

On Sunday, Iran’s prime negotiator and parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, mentioned the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed till the United States accepts Tehran’s seven-day plan to reopen the waterway.