About 14 mln barrels of Iraqi oil that had been stranded in the Persian Gulf amid Middle East fighting were shipped through the Strait of Hormuz over the past 10 days, aided by a fragile US‑Iran ceasefire that eased passage, Bloomberg tanker‑tracking data show. Vessels carrying the cargo left the Gulf in late June and are en route to buyers in Asia, Europe and the US, implying roughly 1.4 mln bpd over the period; Bloomberg says all cargoes loaded and temporarily held in the Gulf since late Febru

About 14 mln barrels of Iraqi oil that had been stranded in the Persian Gulf amid Middle East fighting were shipped through the Strait of Hormuz over the past 10 days, aided by a fragile US‑Iran ceasefire that eased passage, Bloomberg tanker‑tracking data show. Vessels carrying the cargo left the Gulf in late June and are en route to buyers in Asia, Europe and the US, implying roughly 1.4 mln bpd over the period; Bloomberg says all cargoes loaded and temporarily held in the Gulf since late February have now departed for final destinations.