Oil Exports Through the Strait of Hormuz Explained in 59 seconds

Added: 2026-06-04

[00:00:00]So, we do know that 20% of the global crude oil passes [music] through the strait.

[00:00:06]So, let's review how much each country is exporting.

[00:00:10]Oil is usually measured in million barrels per day. So, let's look at the capacity of export for each country.

[00:00:17]Saudi Arabia was exporting about 10 to 11 million barrels per day of crude oil.

[00:00:24]Iran 3 to 4 [music] million barrels of crude oil per day.

[00:00:28]UAE was exporting again 3 to 4 million barrels of crude oil per day.

[00:00:33]Iraq 4 to 5 million barrels of crude oil per day.

[00:00:37]Kuwait 2.5 to 3 million >> [music] >> barrels of crude oil per day. Qatar was exporting under 1.5 million barrels of crude oil per day. However, Qatar is a gas giant.

[00:00:51]Oman under 1 million crude oil barrels per day.

[00:00:56]Bahrain uh 0.18 million crude oil barrels per day of export.