Shipping data released on Monday showed that despite attacks on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, crude oil exports from the Middle East surpassed pre-war levels for four days in the seven days of the last week of September. According to preliminary data from ship tracking company Kpler, crude oil exports from the region surpassed pre-war levels on September 24 and September 27-29, rising to 19.5 million to 22.5 million b/d. Before the conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran broke out, that is, between March 2025 and February of this year, the average export volume was 18 million b/d per day. According to the data, the 7-day moving average of crude oil exports on October 1 was 18.5 million b/d. The data covers transportation via the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea, exports from terminals, and ship-to-ship transfers in the Gulf of Oman. According to Kpler's data, the total transportation volume of crude oil, oil products, chemicals and non-gaseous liquids averaged 22.4 million barrels per day in the week ending September 30. There was also an increase in the number of LNG vessels shipping through the Strait of Hormuz in September, the highest monthly level since February. The above data does not include ships passing through the strait with automatic identification system transponders turned off to evade surveillance.

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