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206 thousand dollars per day.. Oil shipping costs have quadrupled since the beginning of the year

February 26, 2026اقتصاد – الشروق أونلاينechoroukonline.comTranslated from Arabic
206 thousand dollars per day.. Oil shipping costs have quadrupled since the beginning of the year

The cost of renting a large crude oil tanker to ship two million barrels from the Middle East to China has risen to $206,141 per day, for the first time since April 2020, according to data from the London Exchanges Group and the World Scale index used to calculate shipping costs in the sector, marking a fourfold increase since the beginning of the year. This rise comes in the wake of increased crude exports from the Middle East, amid fears of a potential military conflict between the United States and Iran, prompting traders to intensify tanker rentals. Estimates suggest that rising shipping costs may reduce the profits of Asian refineries. Watch the full content on الشروق أونلاين

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