Before everyone gets carried away with the bombing of Kharg Island, there are a few things to know:- It's got a military presence like everything else in Iran. That's what was struck. They'll most likely get replaced ASAP from the mainland.- It also has 55 crude oil storage tanks that can capacitate over 34 million barrels. They're most likely unscathed.- There was a VLCC supertanker today that was wrapping up her 48h loading there of 2 million barrels. A couple of smaller tankers loaded or were just berthed on the east side of the island.- Kharg Island has been loading tankers non-stop since the war broke out two weeks ago.- If folks here start posting satellite data showing fires on the island to imply destruction of the oil facilities, then compare them against old images because there's gas flaring happening there daily. You can review them here:
https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#t:tsd;d:2026-03-13;@50.316,29.232,13.288z
- Although the island has some offshore oil production, the bulk of the oil actually derives from the mainland via multiple pipelines. The island first began exporting oil during the summer of 1960 and was built to capacitate 7 million barrels per day in exports, to reflect the potential in oil production. Iran hit 6.6 Mbpd in production back in 1976.- According to our tracking, the island accounted for 96% of the Iran's crude oil exports during 2025; or 1.538 Mbpd of the 1.605 Mbpd total.- When Saddam Hussein raided the island numerous times forty years ago and destroyed a number of storage tanks, Kharg Island was still able to export over 1.5 million barrels per day. Here's a 40 year old sat pic we keep handy.Thanks,/TT
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Source: Tankerstrackers.com from Twitter
