SingaporeMiddle East crude exports peaked at 22.5 million barrels daily, Kpler data show.
That beats the 18 million pre-war average, even as at least 7 tanker attacks hit Hormuz.
Shipping intelligence firm Marisks says Iranian missiles may hit a fixed engagement zone, so presence there, not the ship, is the exposure.
The 7-day average was 18.5 million barrels a day on 1 October.
The UK maritime trade agency has logged at least one attack a day since 2 October.
How each outlet framed it
- Nikkei Asia
- highlights paradox: crude exports exceeded pre-war levels (19.5-22.5 mbd vs 18) on 4 of 7 days despite Strait attacks; LNG cargoes at peak
- Reuters
Sources: Nikkei Asia, Reuters