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Top Destinations for Oil Through the Strait of Hormuz

Iran • Economy
Mar 25, 2026

Text & Data Visualisation: Shaza Al Muzayen
Editor: Sakina Mohamed

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March 25, 2026  (Bernama) -- Most of the crude oil and condensate moving through the Strait of Hormuz in the first half of 2025 went to South and East Asian markets.

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China, India, Japan and South Korea together received 74 percent of total flows, continuing a pattern seen from 2020 to 2024.

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Among them, China remained the biggest destination throughout the period, taking in 5.4 million barrels per day by the first half of 2025.

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