Add a month at sea and $2.5 million - what it costs oil tankers to flee Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb

With two of its key oil export routes - the Hormuz and Bab el- Mandeb straits - disrupted by Iran ​and Iran-allied Houthi militants, Saudi Arabia has to resort to exporting oil via Egypt's ‌Suez Canal.

Jul 24, 2026 - 08:00
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Add a month at sea and $2.5 million - what it costs oil tankers to flee Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb
With two of its key oil export routes - the Hormuz and Bab el- Mandeb straits - disrupted by Iran ​and Iran-allied Houthi militants, Saudi Arabia has to resort to exporting oil via Egypt's ‌Suez Canal.

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