US Will Import Highest Quantity of Middle Eastern Crude Since Start of War
Ship-tracking data cited by Reuters says U.S. imports of Middle Eastern crude are set to average about 600,000 bpd in August, the highest since the Iran war began, helped by a brief Strait of Hormuz opening and Saudi rerouting via Egypt’s Suez Canal. Reuters also notes PBF Energy PBF.N chartered Aqualoyalty; EIA data show no Middle Eastern barrels in July and a Feb peak near 708,000 bpd.


