3 Giant Oil Tankers Pass Hormuz, One Chartered by PTT

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Three large oil tankers, including one chartered by Thai state-owned PTT, have sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, marking a significant development amid regional tensions and impacting global energy supply.

•Three supertankers, each capable of carrying up to 2 million barrels of oil, transited the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, April 11.
•One of these vessels, the Serfos, was chartered by PTT, Thailand's state-owned energy company.
•The tankers loaded crude oil from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in early March.
•This transit is seen as one of the first major oil shipments out of the Persian Gulf since a ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran.

Overview

•On Saturday, April 11, three large oil tankers sailed through the Strait of Hormuz.
•The supertanker Serfos, chartered by PTT, transited the Strait of Hormuz.
•The Strait of Hormuz accounts for approximately 20% of the world's oil and natural gas supply.
•Iran's actions of blocking the Strait of Hormuz have caused turmoil in global energy supply, resulting in soaring oil prices since the Iran-Iraq war began in late February.
•The Serfos loaded crude oil from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in early March.
•The Serfos is expected to arrive at the port of Malacca, Malaysia, on April 21.
•The transit of these tankers is seen as one of the first major oil shipments out of the Persian Gulf since a ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran.
•Reuters cited LSEG data indicating the presence of VLCCs (Very Large Crude Carriers) Serfos, Cospearl Lake, and He Rong Hai navigating the Hormuz Passage trial anchorage.

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Key Entities

Organization

PTT(ปตท.)ℹ️

Thai state-owned energy company that chartered one of the oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

Reuters(รอยเตอร์)ℹ️

News agency that reported on the transit of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, citing shipping data.

LSEGℹ️

Data provider that supplied information on the movement of Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs).

Kpler

Data firm that provided information on the movement of oil tankers.

Serfos(เรือเซริฟอส)

A Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) chartered by PTT, which loaded oil from Saudi Arabia and the UAE and transited the Strait of Hormuz.

Cospearl Lake(เรือ Cospearl Lake)

A Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) flagged in China that transited the Hormuz Passage trial anchorage.

He Rong Hai(เรือ He Rong Hai)

A Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) flagged in China that transited the Hormuz Passage trial anchorage.

Malaysia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs(กระทรวงการต่างประเทศของมาเลเซีย)ℹ️

Government body that has not yet responded to requests for comment from Reuters.

Petronas(บริษัทปิโตรนาส)ℹ️

Malaysian oil and gas company that has not yet responded to requests for comment from Reuters.

Place

Strait of Hormuz(ช่องแคบฮอร์มุซ)ℹ️

Crucial waterway that accounts for approximately 20% of the world's oil and natural gas supply, through which three supertankers recently sailed.

Iran(อิหร่าน)ℹ️

Country whose actions in the Strait of Hormuz have impacted global energy supply and which has a ceasefire agreement with the US.

US(สหรัฐฯ)ℹ️

Country involved in a ceasefire agreement with Iran, impacting oil tanker movements through the Strait of Hormuz.

Saudi Arabia(ซาอุดีอาระเบีย)ℹ️

Country from which the oil tanker Serfos loaded crude oil.

United Arab Emirates(สหรัฐอาหรับเอมิเรตส์)ℹ️

Country from which the oil tanker Serfos loaded crude oil.

Malaysia(มาเลเซีย)ℹ️

Country whose port, Malacca, is the expected destination for the oil tanker Serfos.