As US-Iran negotiations begin, tankers leave the Gulf via Strait of Hormuz.
Three supertankers sailed through the Strait of Hormuz Saturday, according to shipping data. These vessels were 'apparently' the?first vessels?to leave the Gulf after the U.S. Iran ceasefire agreement and just as the peace talks in Pakistan began.
Since the beginning of the Iran War at the end February, Tehran's blockade has disrupted the global energy supply and sent oil prices skyrocketing.
LSEG data shows that the Liberia flagged Very Large Crude 'Carrier (VLCC), Serifos, and China flagged VLCCs Cospearl Lake, and?He rong Hai, entered and exited "Hormuz Passage Trial Anchorage", which bypasses Iran?s Larak island on Saturday.
Each vessel can carry 2 million barrels.
Serifos is expected to arrive at Malaysia's Malacca Port on April 21. The ship, which was loaded with crude oil from?Saudi Arabia?and the United Arab Emirates?in early March?, will be accompanied by LSEG?and analytics firm Kpler.
The same data revealed that Cospearl Lake was carrying Iraqi crude and He 'Rong Hai' was carrying Saudi oil.
The data revealed that both VLCCs were chartered by Unipec - the trading arm of the Chinese energy giant, 'Sinopec.
Sinopec did not respond immediately to a comment request outside of office hours.
(source: Reuters)