ADNOCs Marigold LNG tanker loaded cargo at UAEs Das Island on May 247 as shipping activity through the Strait of Hormuz remained limited.
Over the past week, two oil-product tankers also exited the chokepoint while oil and LNG flows stayed constrained by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Chokepoint traffic stays limited
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained limited despite some tankers leaving the Gulf in the past month. Oil and LNG flows were constrained by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, which began on February 28, and roughly a fifth of global oil and LNG supply normally passes through the strait.
Cy Victorious and Sti Elysees clear Hormuz dates
The Aframax tanker Cy Victorious exited the Strait of Hormuz on May 30. Kpler and LSEG data show the vessel carried at least 80,000 metric tons of high-sulphur straight-run fuel oil and last loaded at Iraqs Khor al Zubair port in early April; it was expected to reach Malaysia in the second half of June.
The Long-Range 2 tanker Sti Elysees exited the Strait of Hormuz on May 29 after loading clean products from Kuwait in late February, though its destination was unclear.
ADNOC LNG loading includes a dark AIS transit
Vortexa said the Marigold LNG tanker, managed by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), loaded cargo at Das Island on May 2425. Vortexa also said the vessel halted AIS transmissions on May 3 before a dark inbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz, and described the Marigold as the last of four ADNOC-controlled steam carriers that turned AIS off to cross Hormuz westwards to reload; Vortexa named the other three as Mraweh, Al Hamra, and Umm Al Ashtan.
Kpler data showed the Marigold was last seen east of the Strait of Hormuz on May 1 and had loaded at Das Island on May 25. ADNOC declined to comment on the position, movements, or routing of its vessels, citing company policy.
Ballast LNG tankers build near the eastern entrance
Vortexa, Kpler, and LSEG data showed that four ballast LNG tankers moved towards the eastern entrance of the Strait of Hormuz and held positions there. Ashley Sherman, senior LNG analyst at Vortexa, said the vessels arrived near their current positions on May 3031 and that the movements reflect fluctuating hopes for a reopening of the strait and a broader peace deal.
Separately, the article says Al Hamra returned towards the Strait of Hormuz after delivering a cargo from Das Island to India last week. Al Areesh, Al Khuwair, and Al Marrounacontrolled by QatarEnergybegan moving from waters off India and Sri Lanka towards the strait around May 2527, and QatarEnergy did not respond to a request for comment.