ADNOC uses 'shadow transit' to ship oil through Strait of Hormuz — Bloomberg
The article reports on a Bloomberg claim that the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is using 'shadow transit' to move oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz. This method involves disabling transponders and transferring cargoes to other ships to maintain exports amid regional tensions.
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“The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is transporting oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz using "shadow transit," Bloomberg reported”
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Multiple independent sources, including a TASS report citing Bloomberg and another web search result, confirm that Bloomberg reported ADNOC is using 'shadow transit' to transport oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz.
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— Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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— This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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— At around 12:53 p.m. on 28 February 2026, following the coordinated 2026 United States–Israeli strikes on Iran, the Islamic Republic of Iran launched a multiday series of missile and drone airstrikes …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates_in_the_20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates_in_the_20…
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“the company is resorting to so-called shadow transit, under which vessels pass through the strait with their transponders switched off”
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The claim that vessels are passing through with transponders switched off (going 'dark') is corroborated by multiple web search results describing ADNOC's LNG tankers and other shipments slipping through the strait secretly.
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— The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea, handles roughly 20% of global LNG trade—primarily from Qatar and the UAE. Since the conflict intensified in earl…
https://energynewsbeat.co/exports/adnocs-lng-tankers-go-dark…
https://energynewsbeat.co/exports/adnocs-lng-tankers-go-dark…
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— ADNOC's shipments risk attacks from Iran. This was highlighted by the UAE's accusation on Monday Iran used drones to attack an empty ADNOC tanker, the Barakah, passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/hungry-sell-uae-slip…
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/hungry-sell-uae-slip…
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— Saudi Arabia's Aramco Trading Co. and the UAE's state oil company Adnoc are among firms that have moved crude oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz since Iran effectively closed the ...
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-05-09/aramco-…
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-05-09/aramco-…
“the company is allegedly using vessels linked to logistics operator Navig8 and chemical company Wanhua Chemical Group”
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While the general practice of shadow transit is reported, the provided evidence does not specifically mention Navig8 or Wanhua Chemical Group in connection with these specific ADNOC vessels.
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— The company started using the name Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Petroleum Operations, ADCO, in 1978. ADNOC Onshore's primary exports are from the Jebel Dhanna and Fujairah terminals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_National_Oil_Company
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_National_Oil_Company
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— ADNOC Offshore — морская добыча нефти и газа с платформ и на намытых островах, работает с 1962 года; средний уровень добычи — 2 млн баррелей нефти и 62 млн м³ газа в сутки[8].↑ Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC to ac…
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_National_Oil_Company
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_National_Oil_Company
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— The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is transporting oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz using "shadow transit," Bloomberg reported, citing sources.
https://tass.com/economy/2135927
https://tass.com/economy/2135927
“After passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the cargoes are transferred to other ships off the coast near the ports of Fujairah in the UAE and Sohar in Oman, or directed to ports in India”
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A web search result explicitly confirms that after passing through the Strait of Hormuz, cargoes are transferred to other ships near Fujairah (UAE) and Sohar (Oman), or directed to ports in India.
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— Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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— This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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— The United Arab Emirates (UAE), also known simply as the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, situated at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a federal semi-constitutional monarchy made up…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates
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“other Middle Eastern oil producers are also attempting to maintain supplies through the strait”
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Evidence indicates that other producers, specifically Saudi Arabia's Aramco, are also attempting to move tankers through the strait despite the conflict and Iranian threats.
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— Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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— The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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— This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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