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Published 13 May, 2026 05:09pm

Chinese oil tanker exits Strait of Hormuz, stops at Gulf of Oman, data shows

A Chinese supertanker carrying two million barrels of Iraqi crude has sailed through the Strait of Hormuz after being stranded in the Gulf for more than two months due to the US-Iran war, Reuters reports citing ship-tracking data from LSEG and Kpler.

The very large crude carrier (VLCC) Yuan Hua Hu is now anchored off the Gulf of Oman, near where the US Navy has set up a blockade on Iranian vessels, LSEG data shows.

The Chinese VLCC is owned and operated by COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation’s Hainan unit and chartered by Unipec, the trading arm of Chinese state oil major Sinopec.

COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation and Sinopec have not immediately responded to requests for comment.

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