On May 12, four ships, including two Saudi oil tankers, were attacked in the Gulf just outside the Strait. Just a month later on June 13, a similar incident happened involving two tankers, one Norwegian and the other Japanese. Iranian officials suggested that the seizure of the Stena Impero was a response to the U.
Contact us at letters time. By Suyin Haynes. Strait of Hormuz, Abu Musa and the Tunbs political map. The Strait is the only sea passage from Persian Gulf to Arabian Sea and one of the most strategically important choke points in world.
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About the Strait. Commercial Issues. Conflict Scenarios. Persian Gulf. Map showing a close-up of the geography around the Strait of Hormuz The Strait contains eight major islands, seven of which are controlled by Iran. Area Unsafe for Tankers. Source: Original map taken from the University of Texas, PCL Collection Caption: Map that shows bathymetry of the Strait Note: "Unsafe" for tankers indicates that the depth of the water in that area is less than 25 meters - a fully laden supertanker will have draft, or the height of the vessel below the ocean surface, of meters The graphic to the right shows a high-level view of the different depths of the Strait.
With 2. The presence of the U. In addition, the U. Based in New York, Watts writes about stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities, including oil. He also writes about global macro issues and trading strategies. Home Markets Market Extra.
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