US Secretary of Energy: The transfer of oil from the Persian Gulf has returned to pre-conflict levels

US Secretary of Energy: The transfer of oil from the Persian Gulf has returned to pre-conflict levels

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright says about 18 million barrels of oil passed through the Persian Gulf on Tuesday.

In an interview with Fox News, he said that the flow of oil from the Persian Gulf had reached "unprecedented levels" and added that the volume of oil transfers on Tuesday had "actually returned to pre-collision levels".

Mr. Wright said: "Yesterday there were about 18 million barrels of oil left."

In recent weeks, the media reported on disruptions in shipping and oil exports in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz following regional conflicts.