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The Pertamina Pride, carrying 2 million barrels of Saudi Arabian crude loaded in early March, cleared the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after departing the Arabian Gulf a day earlier, according to Pertamina's shipping subsidiary.
The Pertamina Pride vessel sails in this undated photo released by Pertamina. (Courtesy PT Pertamina International Shipping/-)
State-owned energy company Pertamina said its last crude oil tanker had successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz, just as renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran reignited concerns over shipping through the world's most important oil chokepoint. The Pertamina Pride, carrying 2 million barrels of Saudi Arabian crude loaded in early March, cleared the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after departing the Arabian Gulf a day earlier, according to PT Pertamina International Shipping (PIS), Pertamina's shipping subsidiary.
The vessel's successful passage came as the US launched fresh strikes on Iran to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to shipping, triggering Iranian retaliatory strikes on US military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain and shattering efforts to end the conflict.
