# Oil shipments through Strait of Hormuz to increase in coming weeks, US energy secretary says

https://mins.news/en/item/58162

- TASS, 2026-09-14 18:34 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2187525

> US Energy Secretary Chris Wright predicts that oil and oil-product shipments through the Strait of Hormuz will rise in the coming weeks. He said the current average is up to 10 million barrels a day. The waterway carries about 25% of global oil trade and roughly 20% of LNG trade.

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