{
  "id": 12054197,
  "title": "Middle East crude oil exports exceed pre-Iran war levels but tanker attacks increase",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/middle-east-crude-oil-exports-exceed-pre-iran-war-levels-but-tanker",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-05T01:47:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/middle-east-crude-oil-exports-exceed-pre-iran-war-levels-tanker-attacks-increase"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Middle East crude oil exports topped pre-Iranian war levels for four days in September, despite increasing attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Crude oil shipments averaged 22.4 million barrels per day in the final week of September, surpassing pre-war export levels on September 24 and September 27-29, according to ship-tracking firm Kpler. The seven-day average for crude exports stood at 18.5 million barrels per day as of October 1. These exports include transits through the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea, and exports from Gulf of Oman terminals. Meanwhile, the number of liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes exiting the Hormuz Strait reached its highest monthly level since February in September. However, attacks on tankers, including a recent incident involving the Kazimah III tanker, continued in and around the Hormuz Strait, with at least seven incidents reported.",
  "summary": "Overall tally for crude, oil products, chemicals and non-gas liquids averages 22.4 million barrels per day in the week to Sep 30",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Oil slips as Middle East crude exports rise, G7 to release stocks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/oil-slips-as-middle-east-crude-exports-rise-g7-to-release-stocks",
        "published": "2026-10-04T22:36:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Oil slips as Middle East crude exports rise, G7 to release stocks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/oil-slips-as-middle-east-crude-exports-rise-g7-to-release-stocks",
        "published": "2026-10-05T02:22:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Oil slips as Middle East crude exports rise, G7 to release stocks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/oil-slips-as-middle-east-crude-exports-rise-g7-to-release-stocks-12059292",
        "published": "2026-10-05T02:54:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}