{
  "id": 7056731,
  "title": "Wanted: Oil tankers at any cost as tensions in the Gulf trigger a global scramble",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/wanted-oil-tankers-at-any-cost-as-tensions-in-the-gulf-trigger-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais English",
    "slug": "el-pais-english",
    "url": "https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-09-13/wanted-oil-tankers-at-any-cost-as-tensions-in-the-gulf-trigger-a-global-scramble.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The closure of the Strait of Hormuz and soaring freight rates have intensified competition among countries and shipowners to secure their own tanker fleets. A second-hand vessel can now cost up to 40% more than a newly built one",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}