--- title: "Middle East crude oil exports rise above pre-war levels despite attacks" description: "Most outlets reported that Middle East crude oil exports exceeded pre-war levels in late September, with some noting the specific figure of 22.5 million barrels per day. All emphasized the context of attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, though 24 News HD and Aaj News (English) specified that the data referred to a weekly average or four days of the final week, while others presented the increase as a general trend. Geo News and Profit included details about the Callisto tanker and the broader US-Israeli conflict with Iran, respectively, but did not attribute the export recovery to it." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/12349-mideast-oil-exports-exceed-pre-iran-war-levels site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Middle East crude oil exports rise above pre-war levels despite attacks business · updated 5 Oct 2026, 11:59 AM PKT · 5 Oct 2026 · 7 articles from 6 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 6 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Middle East crude oil exports exceeded pre-war levels in late September, with some noting the specific figure of 22.5 million barrels per day. All emphasized the context of attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, though 24 News HD and Aaj News (English) specified that the data referred to a weekly average or four days of the final week, while others presented the increase as a general trend. Geo News and Profit included details about the Callisto tanker and the broader US-Israeli conflict with Iran, respectively, but did not attribute the export recovery to it. ## Same story from 6 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Business Recorder** — [Middle East crude oil exports exceed pre-war levels but tanker attacks increase](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442700/middle-east-crude-oil-exports-exceed-pre-war-levels-but-tanker-attacks-increase) · 5 Oct 2026, 11:59 AM PKT > SINGAPORE: Crude oil exports from the Middle East rose above pre-war levels ​in four of the seven days of the final week of September, shipping data showed on Monday, ‌despite attacks on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Crude exports from the region exceeded pre-war levels on September 24 and between September 27 and 29, rising to between 19.5 million barrels per day and 22.5 milli... - **ARY News (English)** — [Mideast oil exports exceeded pre-Iran war levels: Kpler data](https://arynews.tv/mideast-oil-exports-exceeded-pre-iran-war-levels-kpler-data) · 5 Oct 2026, 10:42 AM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > Middle East oil exports, excluding Iran, surpassed pre-war levels last week, despite attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to... - **24 News HD** — [Mideast oil exports exceed pre-Iran war levels](https://www.24newshd.tv/05-Oct-2026/mideast-oil-exports-exceed-pre-iran-war-levels) · 5 Oct 2026, 9:08 AM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing > Middle East oil exports, excluding Iran, surpassed their pre-war levels last week, despite attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to data from the maritime tracking firm Kpler. - **Aaj News (English)** — [Middle East crude oil exports exceed pre-war levels](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330475255/middle-east-crude-oil-exports-exceed-pre-war-levels) · 5 Oct 2026, 8:45 AM PKT · 97% identical wording to the newest filing > Crude oil exports from the Middle East rose above pre-war levels ​in four of the seven days of the final week of September, shipping data showed on Monday, ‌despite attacks on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Crude exports from the region exceeded pre-war levels on September 24 and between September 27 and 29, rising to between 19.5 million barrels per day and 22.5 million barrels ... - **Profit** — [Middle East crude exports exceed pre-war levels despite tanker attacks](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/05/middle-east-crude-exports-exceed-pre-war-levels-despite-tanker-attacks) · 5 Oct 2026, 8:26 AM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing > Crude shipments reach as high as 22.5 million barrels per day in late September as traffic through Strait of Hormuz recovers despite at least seven reported vessel attacks - **Geo News** — [Mideast crude oil exports rise above pre-war levels adespite mounting attacks in Hormuz](https://www.geo.tv/latest/685025-middle-east-crude-exports-rise-above-pre-war-levels-as-attacks-threaten-hormuz-shipping) · 5 Oct 2026, 5:09 AM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing > The Callisto tanker sits anchored in Port Sultan Qaboos as the traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 12, 2026.—ReutersCrude exports exceed pre-war levels in last week of September.Kuwaiti VLCC attacked... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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