Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (Adnoc) is reportedly offering to shuttle Iraqi oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz, according to people familiar with the matter. The proposal involves transporting crude from Basrah and other Iraqi supplies to refiners in Asia.
The outlets describe this as part of Adnoc’s “dark-transit” or shuttling approach, in which tankers make short voyages and then transfer cargoes to other vessels outside the Gulf. One report says ships may turn off transponders during these trips to reduce tracking or detection.
While all accounts align on the basic plan—shuttling Iraqi crude through Hormuz for Asian delivery—coverage varies in emphasis. The Financial Post and Bloomberg focus on the offer and Adnoc’s logistics playbook, while Business Line adds more operational detail about the short-trip and ship-to-ship transfer method.
