Middle East tanker transits Sep 20-26, 2026: Strait of Hormuz 2.1/day, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait 10.0/day

WTI: $92.41

BRENT: $104.32

GASOLINE USA: $4.45 

 

 

Middle East tanker transits Sep 17-23, 2026: Strait of Hormuz 1.6/day, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait 8.7/day

 WTI: $93.11

BRENT: $105.62

GASOLINE USA: $4.49 

 

 

Middle East tanker transits Sep 13-19, 2026: Strait of Hormuz 1.3/day, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait 9.0/day

 WTI: $98.11

BRENT: $101.64

GASOLINE USA: $4.45 

 

 

Middle East tanker transits Sep 10-16, 2026: Strait of Hormuz 1.3/day, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait 8.3/day

WTI: $101.07

BRENT: $103.83

GASOLINE USA: $4.47

 

UKMTO JMIC Advisory Note Update 097 rolls out a new graph of U.S. facilitated transits of the Strait of Hormuz

 Update 097 JMIC Advisory Note 17 September

They are still working out the kinks. At the bottom "Bab-el-Mandeb Transits Last 90 Days" goes on the graph following.

Evidently one has to add the orange trend line and the red line to approximate the true picture of transits, but the red line does not indicate it is a total 7 day rolling average like the orange line.

Remember this is total transits, too, not just tankers. 

A unique and confusing situation to say the least.

 

 

Middle East tanker transits Sep 6-12, 2026: Strait of Hormuz 2.0/day, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait 9.6/day

WTI: $100.05

BRENT: $104.61

GASOLINE USA: $4.28 

Joint Maritime Information Center Update 096 to JMIC Advisory Note 

Middle East tanker transits Sep 2-9, 2026: Strait of Hormuz 1.5/day, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait 13.0/day

 Ah, an 8-day table instead of a 7-day.

Not gonna catch me dividing by a smaller number, no-sir-ee. 

This JMIC Advisory Note leads off with no fewer than 8 ship incidents, 5 of which were U.S. CENTCOM disabling actions.

For the tanker table please go here: 

Joint Maritime Information Center Update 095 JMIC Advisory Note 10 September 

Meanwhile at this hour . . .

WTI $102.87

BRENT $108.16

USA GASOLINE $4.27 

Middle East tanker transits 30 August - 5 September, 2026 per UKMTO JMIC Update 094: Strait of Hormuz 0.9/day, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait 11.9/day

WTI: $92.95

BRENT: $97.61

GASOLINE USA: $4.09

 

Middle East tanker transits per UKMTO JMIC Update 093, August 27-September 2, 2026: Strait of Hormuz 1.0/day, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait 9.4/day

WTI: $91

BRENT: $96

GASOLINE USA: $4.12

 

Middle East tanker transits August 25-31, 2026: Strait of Hormuz 2.1/day, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait 9.3/day

WTI: $89

BRENT: $94

GASOLINE USA: $4.09

 

Middle East tanker transits August 23-29, 2026: Strait of Hormuz 1.9/day, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait 10.3/day

WTI: $85

BRENT: $90

GASOLINE USA: $4.03

 

Middle East tanker transits August 20-26, 2026: Strait of Hormuz 2.9/day, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait 12.3/day

 

Middle East tanker transits August 18-24, 2026: Strait of Hormuz 2.3/day, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait 13.3/day

 

 

https://www.ukmto.org/-/media/ukmto/products/update-089-jmic-advisory-note-25-august.pdf?rev=2ead1ce051fa4c21be1cc8daf7925ef4

OK, I charted four months of Strait of Hormuz tanker transits as reported in UKMTO JMIC Updates even though some people have thought the data is . . . Wei Tu Lo

 It is what it is.

You know the score. Gasoline isn't $5, but it isn't a buck seventy-five, either.

Meanwhile, the US Navy is spending vast sums everyday to maintain whatever it is we're supposed to be calling this black hole into which we are flushing billion$ down the drain.

 

 

Middle East tanker transits August 16-22, 2026: Strait of Hormuz 2.4/day, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait 12.6/day

 

Middle East tanker transits August 13-19, 2026: Strait of Hormuz 1.9/day, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait 11.0/day

WTI is $86

Brent is $94

Gasoline averages $4.10

Diesel averages $5.59

 

U.S. Petroleum Balance Sheet, Total Stocks, year over year:

Jan 23  +107.7 million barrels

Aug 14 -127.8 million barrels

 

 

Middle East tanker transits Aug 11-17, 2026: Strait of Hormuz 1.4/day, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait 8.7/day

 JMIC UPDATE 086:

... IRGC attacks, hailing, and routing pressure continue, particularly for AIS-on vessels [in the Strait of Hormuz]. ... Vessels stationary for extended periods, or maintaining AIS-on while static, may still face elevated targeting risk [in the Arabian Gulf]. ... AIS-off operations at Yanbu remain the established norm. The AIS-off berth and waiting-area posture has been sustained without interruption for six weeks. ... AIS-off operations at Yanbu berths, waiting areas and approaches are highly likely to remain elevated. ...  

Middle East tanker transits August 9-15, 2026: Strait of Hormuz 1.3/day, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait 9.6/day

 

Middle East tanker transits August 6-12, 2026 per UKMTO JMIC Update 084: Strait of Hormuz 1.9/day, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait 10.6/day

Middle East tanker transits August 4-10, 2026

 SoH: 1.9/day (70.0/day 2022)

BAM: 10.1/day (30.0/day 2022)

 

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