Oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz run at 3 to 5 million barrels a day against 20 million before the conflict

CNN, citing shipping sources, reported that despite scattered attacks on vessels, between three and five million barrels of crude oil a day are leaving the Persian Gulf by the southern route close to Oman's coast. The report was published on Monday 3 August 2026 (12 Mordad 1405).

Before the conflict began, an average of 20 million barrels of oil a day left the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, about 20 percent of global oil supply. A maritime intelligence agency said transit through the strait continues despite all the challenges, and that commercial traffic on the Oman route is limited but ongoing. In its assessment, the fact that export flows remain in the 3 to 5 million barrels a day range indicates the waterway has not yet entered a fully enforced closure regime.

According to shipping sources, an empty tanker entering the Persian Gulf by the Oman sea route on Sunday 2 August (11 Mordad) encountered what appeared to be a warning action. The vessel continued on its course and was near the coast of the United Arab Emirates early on Monday. Ship tracking data early Monday showed very little traffic through the strait.