Oil Terminals Chief: Kharg Exports Ran 10 Percent Higher During the 40-Day War

Abbas Asadrouz, managing director of the Iranian Oil Terminals Company, said on Monday, 6 Mehr 1405 (September 28, 2026), that average oil exports from the Kharg terminal during the recent 40-day war ran about 10 percent above the pre-war period. He said 70 million barrels were exported over that time despite 548 strikes on the Kharg terminal, most of them bunker-busting missiles. He added that after the attack on the Tehran oil depot, about 300,000 barrels were added to Kharg's crude intake, so exports also had to rise to avoid disrupting the production and storage chain.

Asadrouz described Kharg as the country's largest oil terminal, where about 93 percent of Iran's crude is received, stored and exported. He said 500 million euros had been allocated over the past year or two to renew pipelines, tanks and jetties, and that major overhauls of seven to eight tanks with a combined capacity of 1.5 million barrels, and of Kharg's eastern and western jetties, are now under way.