South Korea secures 270 million barrels of oil from suppliers unaffected by Hormuz blockade

South Korea secures 270 million barrels of oil from suppliers unaffected by Hormuz blockade South Korea has secured supplies of more than 270 million barrels of crude oil via routes unaffected by the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a senior official said on Wednesday. "I hereby report to the nation that visits to four countries have secured the import of 273 million barrels of crude oil by the end of this year," Kang Hoon-sik, chief of staff to the president, said. The amount is sufficient for more than three

Localisation: Tehran, Iran, Middle East
Source: Middle East Eye
Categorie: politics
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:20:16 +0100