According to Euronews, in the latest week before October 5, 2026, Middle Eastern oil exports, excluding Iran, exceeded their pre-war average. The report attributes the assessment to Kpler data.
Deutsche Welle, meanwhile, reports that Gulf crude oil exports returned to pre-war levels in September. This is a different time frame from the one used by Euronews, but it is consistent with the broader picture of a recovery in regional flows.
According to Deutsche Welle, the recovery was supported by increasing use of alternative routes and ship-to-ship oil transfers to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
Euronews also reports that pipelines helped bypass the strait. The picture described by the two reports is therefore one of flows adapting to pressure on the main maritime routes, without the exact export volumes being provided.
The recovery is not uniform, however. Deutsche Welle reports that Iranian oil exports remained below their pre-war average, while the figure cited by Euronews explicitly concerns the Middle East with Iran excluded.
During the period under consideration, attacks on ships inside or near the Strait of Hormuz continued. The available information does not identify the incidents or their perpetrators, but indicates that the recovery in exports took place amid an ongoing risk to navigation.