Energy shipments in Hormuz continue despite recent tanker attacks

Energy shipments in Hormuz continue despite recent tanker attacks Middle East producers are pushing ahead with loading oil and liquefied natural gas, shipping data showed. Washington and Iran agreed on Sunday to halt hostilities and renew talks on the Strait of Hormuz, despite recent shipping attacks that threatened their interim deal. On Monday, a fourth Very Large Crude Carrier, capable of carrying 2 million barrels of oil, was seen loading at Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura terminal, LSEG data showed, even after a helicopter belonging to the company crashed on Sunday, killing 14 people. The cause of the crash was unknown. Three other VLCCs have loaded oil and gone dark since leaving the terminal over the weekend, according to the data. One of these supertankers emerged on Monday, having exited the Strait, and is now heading for Japan, the data showed. Two VLCCs entered the Strait on Sunday and have docked at a United Arab Emirates terminal to load crude. On liquefied natural gas, two additional ballast tankers appeared on ship-tracking data in the west of the Strait on June 26 after going dark, while two other loaded LNG tankers have exited Hormuz.