Four oil and gas tankers turn back from Hormuz strait after vessel attacks
The VLCC Tenjun, managed by Nippon Yusen and carrying 2 million barrels of Qatari crude loaded in late February, exited the Strait of Hormuz late on July 7.VLCC Pertamina Pride, managed by Indonesia’s state energy firm Pertamina, also exited the strait on July 7, with its transponder switched off, shipping data showed. The vessel is carrying 2 million barrels of Saudi crude loaded in early March.Nippon Yusen declined to comment on the Tenjun tanker. Pertamina did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
- ▪The VLCC Tenjun, managed by Nippon Yusen and carrying 2 million barrels of Qatari crude loaded in late February, exited the Strait of Hormuz late on July 7.VLCC Pertamina Pride, managed by Indonesia’s state energy firm Pertamina, also exite
- ▪The vessel is carrying 2 million barrels of Saudi crude loaded in early March.Nippon Yusen declined to comment on the Tenjun tanker.
- ▪Pertamina did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Four oil and gas tankers turn back from Hormuz strait after vessel attacksSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxShips and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman on April 18. PHOTO: REUTERSPublished Jul 08, 2026, 02:15 PMUpdated Jul 08, 2026, 02:15 PMSet as preferred sourceDUBAI - At least four oil and gas tankers have turned back from attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz, ship-tracking data showed, as renewed attacks on vessels in the critical waterway heightened safety and security concerns.The diversions come after a Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker and a Saudi-flagged crude oil tanker were damaged near the strait on July 7 following reports that Iran fired missiles at ships in the waterway, prompting maritime authorities to raise the…
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