Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Tuesday that the seven-day average for oil leaving the Strait of Hormuz reached almost 9 million barrels a day, which he credited to the U.S. military and Gulf allies.
Another 5 million to 7 million barrels a day were leaving the region through newly upgraded pipelines and export facilities, Wright said, putting total flows at roughly 15 million barrels a day.
More than 20 million barrels left the Arabian Gulf region Sunday alone, he said, a figure he described as above the pre-conflict average.
In a Wednesday post on X, Wright said the Energy Department coordinates with the U.S. military and maintains what he called the “best available data” on oil and oil products leaving the Arabian Gulf.
Wright said many private businesses undercount ships leaving through the strait because some vessels move covertly through the waterway.
Wright did not release the underlying data, identify the businesses he referred to or say which Gulf allies participated. Virginia Times could not independently verify the figures.
This is a developing story. Virginia Times will update as information becomes available.
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