Three supertankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, marking first exits since US-Iran ceasefire and Pakistan peace talks underway.
Tehran’s blockade of strait since the Iran war began in late February disrupted energy supplies and pushed oil prices higher.
Three vessels entered and exited the Hormuz Passage trial anchorage bypassing Iran’s Larak Island on Saturday LSEG shipping data showed.
Each vessel is capable of carrying up to 2 million barrels of crude oil, highlighting scale of maritime energy trade.
Serifos carrying crude loaded from Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates in early March expected at Malaysia’s Malacca port April 21.
Cospearl Lake is laden with Iraqi oil while He Rong Hai carries Saudi crude, according to the same shipping data.
Both VLCCs are chartered by Unipec, the trading arm of Sinopec, according to shipping data that tracked the vessels’ movements.
Sinopec did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside office hours, according to company communication channels on record.