Axios reports 15-20 tankers crossing the US-backed southern Omani corridor nightly and 15-20 million barrels exiting the Strait each night. Satellite imagery (Sentinel-1) allegedly shows only 5 tankers (AIS off), with real daily volume across Iranian and Omani lanes at 5 million barrels. The Trump administration uses such Axios stories (via Barak Ravid) to influence AI trading algorithms and suppress paper oil prices, while physical diesel trades near $185/barrel. US Gulf Coast ultra-low-sulfur diesel spot price closed at $4.422/gallon on 18 Aug 2026 (EIA/FRED). One barrel = 42 gallons -> $4.422 x 42 = $185.7/barrel. NY Harbor was similar ($4.55/gal = $191/bbl). These are official physical/wholesale spot prices amid tighting supplies.This orange retards PR stuff will backfire horribly eventually when physical shortages begin to appear xD
>>541094770>Satellite imagery (Sentinel-1) allegedly shows only 5 tankers (AIS off), with real daily volume across Iranian and Omani lanes at 5 million barrels.And these 5 tankers are not moving, they just stay there xD
Is shit about to get atomic?
>>541095258No everything is going great because the straight is USA territory now liberals are just seething because we are winning, going to get rich in dons next crypto release too#winning
>>541095258Also oil spill off Oman is rapidly worsening. Satellite imagery from Aug 17 shows crude spreading further from tankers destroyed by Iran. Trump is personally responsible for this ecological crisis xD
>>541095358i predict government loans are made available to anyone who wants to buy into his next crypto scam
>>541094770Nothing is going to happen until the SPR is empty in late October then the prices are going to skyrocket
>>541094770They're counting the ships twice, as the tankers are doing ship-to-ship transfers, they're counting them passing the strait into the Gulf of Oman to transfer to waiting ships and then counting those same ships again when they go back across the strait, the energy secretary is the same cunt who claimed the US Navy had escorted tankers in March on twitter, only for him to delete the tweet minutes later, yes there were shorts placed before the tweet, yes the price of oil dumped as a result
>>541095582It's not empty is late October, that's when the current 172 million barrel drawdown will end at the latest, this alone is suppressing prices by $15 a barrel, Trump will obviously do another drawdown as midterms are in November
>>541094770Ok if everyone knows he is faking this supress oil prices why arent the people who know he is faking it buying buying buying pushing the oil prices up?Can a wrinkle brain explain?I mean the OP knows its fake so the big boys must know also?
>>541095358I'm tired of winning.
>>541095662I didn't understand your post. It's not empty, yes, but taking more out like that will empty it.
>>541095599If you know this and the OP knows it is fake how come the big boys who trade billions of dollars in oil futures don't know?Will someone explain how your intel is better than theirs?
>>541095839At some point, yes, but it won't be empty after the current drawdown in October as the anon said, Trump could do another 172 million barrel drawdown
>>541095867This is what data firms like Kpler are saying and they have directly asked the energy secretary for the information and proof of this, he never replied back
>>541094892If you know this and I send your info it to the big oil traders will they bid oil up because you exposed it?Will they be like... WTF...And start buying buying buying?Well?
>>541095932But they can read your post on 4chan and know the truth like you do and buy buy buy.Why arent they?
>>541095885Isn't there a legal minimum?
>>541095962Oil is up though and continuing to rise, as I said a big factor is the US supplying the deficit through its SPR and China reducing demand, there's also demand destruction happening, particularly in southeast Asia
>>541095989No, there's an operational minimum which the Trump admin claims is 70 million, after the current drawdown the SPR will have 243 million, so 243 - 70 is 173
>>541095937Current crude (WTI $86, Brent $95) looks undervalued relative to physical reality. Record diesel cracks (>$100/bbl) and ULSD near $185/barrel signal acute tightness, low inventories, and constrained Hormuz flows (likely far below claimed 10+ mb/d, more like near-zero xD). Paper markets and AI algos appear to over-weight optimistic headlines of "secret US corridors" and partial recovery, while under-pricing persistent war risks, dark tanker shortfalls and elevated product demand. Speculative positioning and SPR draws further suppress futures relative to actual supply-demand imbalance.
>>541096081Bro used AI and added his retarded XDRegardless orange pedo IS losing thoughever
>>541096081Vitrol a private employee owned company with about 400 employees makes about $12 billion a year.If i send them your information will the price of oil skyrocket and will they hire you as a top guy for knowing something they didnt?
>>541096134I support myself from the market speculation since 2018. I am a pro, actually xDhttps://archive.4plebs.org/pol/thread/539274681/
>>541096191How is Vitrol the biggest oil trading company in the dark about what you are posting here?Do you think anyone read your post and told them your info?
>>541096165I dont look for a job. xD
>>541096074You're the most helpful Australian I've ever met. Thank you.
>>541096243How is Vitol the bigest oil trading company in the world with $12 to $15 billion in profits every year with 400 employees in the dark about what you saying here?Could they be that stupid yet make so much money?
>>541096278A lot of the AI responses will say there is a legal minimum, they usually place it at around the 150 million level, it is incorrect
>>541096351If they are serious, they must have access to proprietary satellite, shipping, terminal data etc so they cant be fooled by Trumps short term price manipulation. But other market participants can be fooled.
>>541096453So why isnt the price being bidded up to the moon?Surely Vitol must have the same info as you.
>>541096574Even with superior information, your Vitol cannot single-handedly reprice entire market LMAO. Global crude futures turn over hundreds of billions of dollars daily across exchanges, banks, hedge funds, producers, refiners, algorithmic traders etc. Vitol is a major physical player but still only one participant. Prices reflect consensus of countless participants. No single firm, no matter how informed can force a sustained upward re-pricing without a broader shift in collective expectations
>>541096453It would crazy if Vitol did not know what you are posting here on 4chan. The company ships more than 350 million tonnes of crude oil per year and controls 250 supertankers and other vessels to move it around the world. On average it handles more than 7.3 million barrels a day of oil and products,[11] roughly equivalent to the daily consumption of Japan, the world's fourth-largest oil consumer after the United States, China, and India.[12][13]Vitol is a privately held company by about 400 partners who are current and former employees,[14] who are known for their intense culture of privacy and secrecy.[15] It is reported that Vitol made a payout of $2.9 billion to all its partners in 2021,[16][14] increasing to $6.4 billion in 2023 and $10.6 billion in 2024.[17]
>>541096574Traders are overwhelming short on oil because Trump's posts have the ability to cause the market to dump 15%, even if what he says isn't true, Trump himself has admitted he was jawboning the market>After the G7 summit, Wednesday, he confided that he’d studied how the stock market “shot up like a rocket ship” every time he spoke of possible peace with Iran and then would dip “very, very big” when headlines augured against a deal. https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/18/politics/trump-iran-deal
>>541095408>Trump is personally responsibleKikes can never be responsible.
>>541096709Every president know what they say moves the market. What are you even suggesting?Are you say Obama and Biden were to stupid to know this?
>>541096779Got any instances of Biden or Obama purposefully lying to jawbone markets?
>>541096779Or worse yet, insider trading the jawboning? Trump is unbelievable corrupt, it's worse because he's incompetent and can't even accomplish his policies
>>541096709So what are you suggesting? That the price should be higher? Well then pay more and drive it up. Plenty of big brains think and know AI stocks are priced to high. (in their opinion)If they know the price is to high then why dont they short it?Because shorting the stock is dangerous because it might keep going up.In the end is the price is just what someone else is willing to pay.
>>541096929unbelievably*
>>541096937>Because shorting the stock is dangerous because it might keep going up.That's exactly right retard, why go long on oil when Trump has the ability to destroy their position with one lie? You just pointed out the entire issue you fucking spastic
>>5410968171. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) release signalsEven hinting at an SPR release can push oil prices down.Example (2011 – Libya conflict)Obama’s administration publicly discussed coordinating with the International Energy Agency (IEA) to release oil reserves during the Libya crisis.Market reaction: Oil prices dropped because traders expected increased supply.This wasn’t framed as “driving prices down,” but the effect was clear.
>>541096929Do you have documents that show Trump did insider trading?If not will you apologize?
>>541097010Obama did release oil from the SPR and the IEA did release global stocks though you fucking retard, it wasn't a lie purely done to suppress prices, like his never ending talk of an imminent deal, fucking mongoloid
>>541096989correct, the price is what someone is willing to pay.right?If you want to pay more pay more. Its up to you.If soemone is willing to sell it at the lower price then that is what it is worth.BOOM!You just learned something.
>>541097034You're very stupid, the exact reason why Trump is President and why he can get away with his corruption and cronyism
>>541097095Obama frequently highlighted rising U.S. oil output during his presidency.Example (2012 State of the Union)He emphasized that U.S. oil production was at an eight‑year high.Market reaction: Oil futures dipped because traders saw the comment as a signal of strong supply.Again, not framed as “lower prices,” but markets interpreted it that way.
>>541095408>destroyed by Iran>Trump is personally responsibleDo you pee sitting down?
>>541097131What corruption?Explain?If you know of corruption have you called the FBI or went to your police station to tell them so Trump will be put in prison?If not then explain why not.
>>541097147>Obama pointed out that US oil production was high, an objective fact>Trump says there is deal with Iran every other day, there is no dealSee the difference you fucking moron
>>541097189>The FBI and Police will totally arrest TrumpThe aussie is right, you're genuinely retarded.
>>541097216Obama mentioned the oil because he wanted the price of gas to go down. BOOM!You just learned something.He didn't have mention oil at all or at anytime.Anytime he mentioned oil it was good news to drive price down.BOOM!You just learned semething.He never said bad news about oil.WHAT?BOOM!You just learned something.
>>541097334Okay so why doesn't he bring his documents detailing Trumps illegal activities to the media?Why not post his proof on 4chan?BOOM!
>>541097189I love how disingenuous you people are. It reaffirms how right I am to hate you lmao
>>541097399I always ask for proof instead of taking someones word for it.And I am the bad guy.What?BOOM!You just learned something.
>>541097445I'm guessing nobody in your real life can stand your absolutely abhorrent personality either?
>>541097500I'm burned out on people making crazy claims and then now having any proof or information that backs it up.You Trump is doing insider trading.Okay show me the documents of his illegal crimes.If you don't have any, then how did you even come to that conclusion?
>>541097571How did he make so much money in the past couple years?
>>541097802Mostly through licensing.Is that illegal?
>>541097975Can you show the documents to prove that, proof-man? I don't think he made billions through "licensing".
>>541095754Because you are thinking long term when that bet will put any large investor underwater in the immediate trading environment.Sure maybe I know it’s fake and prices will skyrocket, but I will have sold all my positions 5x over by then so why does it matter? Big institutions trade at lightning speed on immediate news to make rapid profits, they are not golding out for the future of 2 months from now when who knows what will happen.If you are a retail investor you should be the one going long honestly because you can’t afford to play the market.
>>541098051He made 1.4 billion from licensing.Crypto licensing includes:Licensing his name, likeness, and brand to token projectsNFT collectionsMeme coins“Celebration Coins”World Liberty FinancialToken salesWallet holdingsRoyalties from digital‑asset ventureshttps://oge.box.com/shared/static/zycb5i2ny8kssm51uzqm8ygyq2zkpkqq.pdf?utm_source=copilot.comBOOM!
Houthis now not only destroy/sink tankers with missiles/drones but also board them LMAO. Looks like combined Navies of the entire FiveEyes coallition are not enough to bring back global maritime order anymore xD
>>541098313Might be also Somali piracy desu. The location (Gulf of Aden, east of Al Mukalla) is within Houthi operational range. However, the pattern, small armed team boarding and immediately diverting the tanker toward Somalia matches Somali pirate tactics far more closely imo. Somali piracy has resurged amid the Iran war chaos and weakness of the US Navy, as ships are forced closer to the Somali coast now. Houthis usually claim missile/drone attacks publicly for political effect and rarely redirect ships to Somalia. No Houthi claim has been issued yet too btw. So it was probably Somali pirates
>>541095408Trump is "personally responsible" for tankers "destroyed by Iran". Your mother drop you on your fucking head? Retard.
>>541099168 He is. He created a sea route that the US Navy/Army cant protect which resulted in tankers destruction and massive oil spill. A responsible leader wouldnt risk ecological disaster, sailor lives etc for short-term political points. The USrael does _not_ control the Strait. If you are too weak to control it, you just back off instead of making mess, ok?
>>541095358screeching rn desu senpai
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>>541099300So the cunt shitskins shooting rockets at oil tankers bear none of the blame? Typical.
>>541100206The blame is irrelevant here
>>541100241Oh right ... English is your second language ... That's what "responsible" means.
>>541094770>when physical shortages begin to appear.when the lights go out and there isnt any heating, then and only then will the people start to understand how fucked we are.Our governments will just mis-direction and point at Putin and shout "BAD MAN,STOLE YOUR GAS AND OIL THATS WHY YOU FREEZE TO DEATH" and just like that the brain dead populous will go outside, banging pots and pans while screaming they hate Putin and demanding the government goto war with Russia because thats what Churchill would do.i give up on how easy it is to manipulate the common man,again how many got vaxxed? 90%?
Iran has stopped three China-owned oil tankers from transiting the strait yesterday. They were all transporting or going to load Iraqi crude oil. Why ? Most logical explanation is that the US & the UAE have rented these tankers and tried to use them to smuggle US-controlled Iraqi oil out of the Persian Gulf LMAO xD
>>541097189Why even bother pointing it out, it's literally endless. That said, it's absolutely nothing Biden didn't also do, that's the thing many people fail to mention. They just are mostly really shocked how openly and brazenly Trump does it, not that it is being done.For example, Biden was covertly being bribed directly by the largest Chinese private equity company directly controlled by the CCP, which made a joint venture especially for bribing Joe Biden, Bohai Harvest something or other, and the media didn't care, dems didn't care, hell not even Republicans basically, not even after they found out about it and it was literally proven and shown black on white and the CCP even bragged about it.Trump doing the same but not with crypto and "on-chain" and etcetera and those same people are shocked, aghast, disgusted and so on. Very tiresome indeed. Plus these things are just the tip of the iceberg and a very large iceberg it is. But then comes the Epstein shit which is also horrible but suddenly nobody cares about financial corruption. Basically they're all perfect crimes by perfect criminals and if we make too big a fuss, they'll just blow up the world anyway, figuratively speaking (for the most part).
>>541096672>>541096453>>541096243>>541096081>>541094892stfu you russian-cock suckeryou use AI instead of your brain
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