Saudi Aramco Resumes Crude Loading At Ras Tanura Terminal

02:37 27.6.2026

Saudi Aramco on June 26 resumed oil loadings at its Ras Tanura terminal after a halt of nearly four months, according to shipping data, as it joined a rush to move cargo as the industry hangs to hopes of a return to normality.

Saudi-based Aramco is the world’s largest oil exporter and one of the most profitable.

The Saudi crude loadings come even as violence returned to the region on June 26 and early June27, with US forces striking several Iranian sites in response to Tehran’s reported targeting of commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday.

Global oil prices fell declined more than $1 a barrel on June 26 after edging up on the reports of the attack on the commercial cargo ship.

Two Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) controlled by Saudi’s shipping arm, Bahri, were seen ⁠loading crude at Ras Tanura, the world’s biggest oil port. Another VLCC was heading toward the terminal, the data showed. A fourth VLCC was waiting nearby.

Each VLCC has a capacity of 2 million barrels of oil.

Tankers transporting oil from the United Arab Emirates transited the strait on June 26, with two laden VLCCs exiting and one heading to Zirku port, data showed.

With reporting by Reuters

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