More than 8 million barrels of crude oil departed the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, marking a significant resumption of commercial shipping through the critical waterway.
The volume represents a substantial return to normalcy after weeks of severe disruption caused by the standoff between Iran and the United States.
This physical flow of oil corroborates the rapid market repricing seen earlier in the week.
Energy markets sold off sharply on Thursday following a diplomatic agreement to reopen the strait, removing the immediate threat of a global supply disruption.
The successful navigation of these tankers confirms that the logistical bottleneck is clearing, allowing traders to unwind risk premiums that had been baked into crude prices.
The weekend shipments follow the passage of at least three Iranian crude oil tankers carrying nearly five million barrels, which successfully navigated past the U.S. Navy blockade earlier this week.