Explained: Strait of Hormuz – the world’s most important oil artery | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: Strait of Hormuz – the world’s most important oil artery | Explained News, The Indian Express

By Reuters |Published: May 13, 2019 5:57:40 pm

Explained: Strait of Hormuz – the world’s most important oil artery

Most crude exported from Saudi Arabia, Iran, the UAE, Kuwait and Iraq -- all members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries -- is shipped through the Strait of Hormuz.

The Strait of Hormuz separates Iran and Oman, linking the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.

Saudi Arabia said on Monday that two Saudi oil tankers were among vessels targeted in a “sabotage attack” off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, condemning it as an attempt to undermine the security of global crude supplies.