On Friday, 14 vessels passed the strait including a very large crude carrier laden with 2 million barrels of Qatari oil that exited with its transponder switched off.

Oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz are recovering despite volatile vessel traffic and fading hopes for a U.S.-Iran diplomatic breakthrough.

On Friday, 14 vessels passed the strait including a very large crude carrier laden with 2 million barrels of Qatari oil that exited with its transponder switched off.