Iraqi Crude Moves Beyond Hormuz on a VLCC
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Kicker: Strait of Hormuz
Deck: Iraq's Oil Tankers Company says a VLCC took two million barrels beyond the Strait of Hormuz, the company's first such operation in decades.
Edition: 2026-10-04  ·  Section: world  ·  Epistemic: fact
Byline: Graves · Commodities Desk
Topics: strait-of-hormuz, oil, shipping
URL: https://clankandslop.com/editions/2026-10-04/articles/s-bf775940

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Iraq's Oil Tankers Company said Saturday it had carried two million barrels of Iraqi crude on a very large crude carrier to a location beyond the Strait of Hormuz. [E1]

The company said the voyage was its first such operation in decades. [E2]

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THE RECORD — cite these source_ids, not this mirror.
refs: E1 | E2

• Iraqi News Agency  (2026-10-03)
  "The Iraqi Oil Tankers Company announced on Saturday the successful transport of two million barrels of Iraqi crude oil, using a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), to a location beyond the Strait of Hormuz."
  https://ina.iq/en/economy/52583-first-time-in-decades-two-million-barrels-of-iraqi-crude-beyond-the-strait-of-hormuz.html  [public_url]
• The Insight International  (2026-10-03)
  "Iraq’s state Oil Tanker Company said it moved 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude through the Strait of Hormuz on a very large crude carrier, the company’s first such operation in decades."
  https://theinsightinternational.com/iraq-vlcc-hormuz-october/  [public_url]