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Middle East Oil Tanker Flows
Q1 2025 Baseline via Strait of Hormuz · VLCC Tankers (2M bbl each)
Brent Crude: ~$87/bbl · Apr 18, 2026
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Total VLCCs / Day
0
~20M bbl/day total
Total VLCCs / Month
0
~600M bbl/month
Per Tanker Value
$0M
2M bbl × $87
Total Monthly Value
$0.0B
all destinations
Monthly Flow by Destination
Unit: $USD / month🇨🇳China
$23.3B
113 VLCCs
🇮🇳India
$9.1B
44 VLCCs
🌏Other Asia
$8.7B
42 VLCCs
🇰🇷South Korea
$7.4B
36 VLCCs
🇯🇵Japan
$6.8B
33 VLCCs
🇺🇸United States
$1.6B
8 VLCCs
Suffix: per month · hover any bar to isolate
By Destination Country
Click to expand · hover a source to cross-highlightBarrels / Day
7.54M
Gallons / Month
9.5B
113 tankers × 84M gal
Source Countries (% of China's ME imports)
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia38%
🇮🇶Iraq26%
🇦🇪UAE14%
🇮🇷Iran12%
🇰🇼Kuwait10%
Total Monthly Value
$23.3 Billion
113 tankers × $206M each
Flow shares from EIA / Vortexa Q1 2025 tanker tracking via Strait of Hormuz.
Each VLCC = 2M barrels = 84M gallons. Brent crude ~$87/bbl (Apr 18, 2026).
Source country breakdowns are approximate based on bilateral trade data.
⚠️ Strait of Hormuz currently disrupted — actual flows significantly reduced.
Each VLCC = 2M barrels = 84M gallons. Brent crude ~$87/bbl (Apr 18, 2026).
Source country breakdowns are approximate based on bilateral trade data.
⚠️ Strait of Hormuz currently disrupted — actual flows significantly reduced.