Kharg Island Oil Jetties Empty in Sign of Iran Strain

Oil shipments from Iran’s main export terminal appear to have come to a standstill over the past several days. European satellite imagery compiled by Bloomberg shows there were no ocean-going oil tankers observed at Kharg Island on May 8, 9 or 11. If Kharg Island were to remain idle, it would increase the pressure on the country’s remaining storage facilities. Bloomberg’s Stuart Livingstone-Wallace reports. (Source: Bloomberg)