Reported claim

“The Strait of Hormuz transports approximately 20% of the world's seaborne crude oil.”

high confidence 44 sources

Reported by 41 sources.

Belief History

Mar 17 Apr 03

Sources

Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
None
2026-04-03
Al Jazeera supports medium reliability
None
2026-04-03
RT English supports low reliability
2026-04-01
Anadolu Agency supports medium reliability
None
2026-04-01
Daily Sabah supports medium reliability
None
2026-04-01
Jerusalem Post supports medium reliability
2026-03-31
The Hindu supports high reliability
None
2026-03-30
BBC World News supports high reliability
None
2026-03-30
BBC World News supports high reliability
Usually, around 20% of the world's oil and gas supply flows through it.
2026-03-28
Times of Israel supports medium reliability
through which roughly 20% of the world's oil normally travels
2026-03-28
Jerusalem Post supports medium reliability
The strait carries roughly 20 million barrels of oil per day – about a quarter of global seaborne oil trade
2026-03-28
Trita Parsi (aggregated) supports medium reliability
2026-03-27
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
الذي يمر عبره نحو 20% من تجارة النفط والغاز في العالم
2026-03-27
BBC World News supports high reliability
Around 20% of the world's oil supply normally passes through the Strait of Hormuz
2026-03-27
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
يمر من المضيق نحو 20 مليون برميل من النفط يوميا
2026-03-25
The Guardian World supports high reliability
About 20% of global oil supplies travel through the strait.
2026-03-25
The Guardian World supports high reliability
strikes on ships in the strait of Hormuz, through which about 20% of the world's oil supply is transported
2026-03-25
South China Morning Post supports medium reliability
The strait is a vital shipping route that carries around 20 per cent of the world's oil supplies
2026-03-25
Le Monde supports high reliability
Plus de 20 % de la production mondiale de pétrole transite par ce goulet stratégique.
2026-03-25
BBC World News supports high reliability
through which about 20% of all oil passes
2026-03-25
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
يمر عبره نحو 20% من نفط العالم
2026-03-25
Al Jazeera supports medium reliability
through which 20 percent of the world's oil and gas is transported from Gulf producers
2026-03-25
Strategic Culture Foundation supports low reliability
Ogni giorno transitano nello stretto tra i 20 e i 21 milioni di barili di petrolio e prodotti petroliferi, pari a circa il 20% del consumo mondiale.
2026-03-25
Responsible Statecraft supports medium reliability
According to the International Energy Agency, of the 20 million barrels of crude oil and oil products that go through Strait of Hormuz every day, 80% go to Asia.
2026-03-25
Press TV supports low reliability
The Strait of Hormuz, through which approximately 20 percent of global oil supplies transit
2026-03-25
BBC World News supports high reliability
the world's busiest oil shipping channel through which about 20% of world oil supplies usually pass
2026-03-20
Al Jazeera supports medium reliability
the gateway for 20 percent of global energy supplies
2026-03-20
Al Jazeera supports medium reliability
20 to 30 percent of global oil travels
2026-03-20
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
ключевого маршрута поставок нефти и газа, через который проходит около 20% мировых запасов энергоресурсов
2026-03-20
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
ممر مائي ضيق يمر عبره نحو 20% من نفط العالم
2026-03-19
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
ممر مائي ضيق يمر عبره نحو 20% من نفط العالم
2026-03-19
Times of Israel supports medium reliability
the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of the world's oil and natural gas typically flows
2026-03-19
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
Ормузского пролива - ключевого маршрута поставок нефти и газа, через который проходит около 20% мировых запасов энергоресурсов
2026-03-18
Karim Sadjadpour (aggregated) supports medium reliability
The Iranian government has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which approximately 20% of the world's crude oil and natural gas typically passes.
2026-03-17
Karim Sadjadpour (aggregated) supports medium reliability
The Iranian government has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which approximately 20% of the world's crude oil and natural gas typically passes.
2026-03-17
Al Jazeera neutral medium reliability
The strait is a narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula through which 20 to 30 percent of global oil travels
2026-03-17
RT English neutral low reliability
The key waterway, used to transport roughly 20% of the world's seaborne crude oil, has been effectively closed during the ongoing conflict.
2026-03-17
Al Jazeera supports medium reliability
the marine channel in the Gulf had been the gateway for 20 percent of global energy supplies
2026-03-16
Al Jazeera supports medium reliability
the marine channel in the Gulf had been the gateway for 20 percent of global energy supplies
2026-03-16
The Hindu neutral high reliability
the strait through which 20% of the world's energy transits
2026-03-16
BBC World News supports high reliability
the world's busiest oil shipping channel through which about 20% of world oil supplies usually pass
2026-03-14
BBC World News supports high reliability
the world's busiest oil shipping channel through which about 20% of world oil supplies usually pass
2026-03-14
BBC World News supports high reliability
the world's busiest oil shipping channel through which about 20% of world oil supplies usually pass
2026-03-14
BBC World News supports high reliability
the world's busiest oil shipping channel through which about 20% of world oil supplies usually pass
2026-03-14

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