Oil and LNG Tankers Make U-Turns After Fresh Hormuz Escalation

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Renewed hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz have led to several oil and LNG tankers making U-turns and avoiding transit following Iranian attacks on commercial vessels. This escalation disrupts energy shipping routes and raises geopolitical tensions in the Persian Gulf.

The renewed hostilities and attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz again put an abrupt end to the steady flow of oil and gas tankers moving in and out of the Persian Gulf. At least four oil and LNG tankers have made U-turns from attempts to transit the Strait of Hormuz in the past 12 hours, vessel-tracking data compiled by Reuters showed early on Wednesday. The Iranian attacks on three commercial ships on Tuesday, including an oil tanker and an LNG carrier, have prompted some shipowners and operators to pause attempts to transit the Strait…