The Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC) began loading Iraqi high sulfur fuel oil (HSFO) onto an Aframax tanker at the Mediterranean port of Banias on 14 April, according to Kpler. The oil was trucked from Iraq to Syria, as Baghdad develops workarounds to maintain exports while the Strait of Hormuz is shut.
The Asahi Princess tanker is slated to load 85,000 tons (540,000 barrels) of fuel oil. In total, Iraq plans to truck up to 650,000 tons per month (140,000 b/d) to Syria, with some volumes supplying Syrian power plants (MEES, 3 April). Hundreds of trucks have been crossing the border since 2 April, with the al-Waleed border crossing opened for the first time in more than 11 years. (CONTINUED - 173 WORDS)
