CENTCOM: US forces facilitate shipping of 1 billion oil barrels out of Strait of Hormuz

The volume of commodities transiting the strategic waterway has reached a new peak in the last two weeks, said Adm. Brad Cooper. American forces supported the maritime transportation of 1 billion crude oil barrels out of the Strait of Hormuz in the last couple of months, U.S. Central Command chief Adm. Brad Cooper said in a recorded message on Saturday. “We’ve reached this significant milestone while assisting over 2,000 commercial ship transits through the strait by providing coordinated protection,” Cooper said. The flow volume of crude oil, liquid natural gas and other cargo in the past two weeks has reached the highest point since the start of the conflict with Iran on Feb. 28, he said. “Clearly, momentum is building,” the admiral continued, adding that primary transit routes in the choke point have been cleared of mines.