About 18 million barrels of oil flowed out of the Gulf on 15 September.
Open Claimed by Government of the United States on 16 September 2026.
The statement
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Fox News that oil flows out of the Gulf were at record highs, with about 18 million barrels leaving the day before.
- Origin of the claim Times of Israel
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | About 18 million barrels of oil flowed out of the Gulf on 15 September, roughly pre-war levels. | About 18 million barrels of oil flowed out of the Gulf on 15 September. | The proposition misstated the statement; corrected to what the speaker said. |
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | 2026-11-03 | 2026-12-16 | Checked in the one-time pass of 30 Oct 2026: still open. Reuters, citing preliminary shipping data in ev-20261028-v08p, counted only four transits through the strait on 15 September with no very large crude carriers, which sits badly with 18 million barrels, but Reuters noted some ships cross with transponders off and a single data origin does not settle it. Next check on the ladder from 2026-09-16 (7 days, 30 days, then quarterly). |
Cite or reuse
The War Record, claim cl-20261027-72q3, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-72q3/