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Every chart from the chokepoints page at full width. The amber band marks EIA's 2026 AIS reliability warning; lines break at the measurement boundary, and 2026 values are reported transit estimates, not counts of physical barrels.

Reported oil volume by route (EIA Table 2)

Reported Strait of Malacca oil volume by quarter, million barrels per day AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.0 24.0 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Strait of Malacca Million barrels per day Strait of Malacca 2Q26: 16.6 mb/d
EIA Table 2, million barrels per day. Back to the overview grid.
Reported Strait of Hormuz oil volume by quarter, million barrels per day AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Strait of Hormuz Million barrels per day Strait of Hormuz 2Q26: 4.9 mb/d
EIA Table 2, million barrels per day. Back to the overview grid.
Reported Suez Canal and SUMED pipeline oil volume by quarter, million barrels per day AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 5.0 6.0 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Suez Canal and SUMED pipeline Million barrels per day Suez Canal and SUMED pipeline 2Q26: 5.8 mb/d
EIA Table 2, million barrels per day. Back to the overview grid.
Reported Bab el-Mandeb oil volume by quarter, million barrels per day AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Bab el-Mandeb Million barrels per day Bab el-Mandeb 2Q26: 8.1 mb/d
EIA Table 2, million barrels per day. Back to the overview grid.
Reported Danish Straits oil volume by quarter, million barrels per day AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 5.0 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Danish Straits Million barrels per day Danish Straits 2Q26: 4.7 mb/d
EIA Table 2, million barrels per day. Back to the overview grid.
Reported Turkish Straits (Dardanelles) oil volume by quarter, million barrels per day AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 4.0 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Turkish Straits (Dardanelles) Million barrels per day Turkish Straits (Dardanelles) 2Q26: 4.1 mb/d
EIA Table 2, million barrels per day. Back to the overview grid.
Reported Panama Canal oil volume by quarter, million barrels per day AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 3.0 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Panama Canal Million barrels per day Panama Canal 2Q26: 3.2 mb/d
EIA Table 2, million barrels per day. Back to the overview grid.
Reported Cape of Good Hope oil volume by quarter, million barrels per day AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 9.0 10.0 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Cape of Good Hope Million barrels per day Cape of Good Hope 2Q26: 9.4 mb/d
EIA Table 2, million barrels per day. Back to the overview grid.

Crude, products and LNG by route

Strait of Malacca

Strait of Malacca reported crude and petroleum-product volumes AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 8.0 12.0 16.0 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Million barrels per day Crude 2Q26: 11.4 mb/d Products 2Q26: 5.2 mb/d Crude Products
Crude oil and condensate compared with petroleum products, million barrels per day. Back to this route's section.
Strait of Malacca reported LNG volume in billion cubic feet per day AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Billion cubic feet per day LNG 2Q26: 5.5 Bcf/d
LNG only, billion cubic feet per day. Missing source cells remain gaps. Back to this route's section.

Strait of Hormuz

Strait of Hormuz reported crude and petroleum-product volumes AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 0.0 4.0 8.0 12.0 16.0 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Million barrels per day Crude 2Q26: 3.7 mb/d Products 2Q26: 1.1 mb/d Crude Products
Crude oil and condensate compared with petroleum products, million barrels per day. Back to this route's section.
Strait of Hormuz reported LNG volume in billion cubic feet per day AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 0.0 3.0 6.0 9.0 12.0 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Billion cubic feet per day LNG 2Q26: 0.8 Bcf/d
LNG only, billion cubic feet per day. Missing source cells remain gaps. Back to this route's section.

Suez Canal and SUMED pipeline

Suez Canal and SUMED pipeline reported crude and petroleum-product volumes AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 2.0 3.0 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Million barrels per day Crude 2Q26: 3.6 mb/d Products 2Q26: 2.2 mb/d Crude Products
Crude oil and condensate compared with petroleum products, million barrels per day. Back to this route's section.
Suez Canal and SUMED pipeline reported LNG volume in billion cubic feet per day AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 1.0 2.0 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Billion cubic feet per day LNG 2Q26: 1.5 Bcf/d
LNG only, billion cubic feet per day. Missing source cells remain gaps. Back to this route's section.

Bab el-Mandeb

Bab el-Mandeb reported crude and petroleum-product volumes AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Million barrels per day Crude 2Q26: 6.1 mb/d Products 2Q26: 2.0 mb/d Crude Products
Crude oil and condensate compared with petroleum products, million barrels per day. Back to this route's section.
Bab el-Mandeb reported LNG volume in billion cubic feet per day AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 1.0 2.0 3.0 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Billion cubic feet per day LNG 1Q26: 3.0 Bcf/d
LNG only, billion cubic feet per day. Missing source cells remain gaps. Back to this route's section.

Danish Straits

Danish Straits reported crude and petroleum-product volumes AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 2.0 3.0 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Million barrels per day Crude 2Q26: 3.0 mb/d Products 2Q26: 1.7 mb/d Crude Products
Crude oil and condensate compared with petroleum products, million barrels per day. Back to this route's section.
Danish Straits reported LNG volume in billion cubic feet per day AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Billion cubic feet per day LNG 2Q26: 1.4 Bcf/d
LNG only, billion cubic feet per day. Missing source cells remain gaps. Back to this route's section.

Turkish Straits (Dardanelles)

Turkish Straits (Dardanelles) reported crude and petroleum-product volumes AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 2.0 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Million barrels per day Crude 2Q26: 2.7 mb/d Products 2Q26: 1.4 mb/d Crude Products
Crude oil and condensate compared with petroleum products, million barrels per day. Back to this route's section.
Turkish Straits (Dardanelles) reported LNG volume in billion cubic feet per day AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 1.0 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Billion cubic feet per day LNG 2Q26: 0.3 Bcf/d
LNG only, billion cubic feet per day. Missing source cells remain gaps. Back to this route's section.

Panama Canal

Panama Canal reported crude and petroleum-product volumes AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Million barrels per day Crude 2Q26: 0.2 mb/d Products 2Q26: 3.0 mb/d Products Crude
Crude oil and condensate compared with petroleum products, million barrels per day. Back to this route's section.
Panama Canal reported LNG volume in billion cubic feet per day AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Billion cubic feet per day LNG 2Q26: 0.6 Bcf/d
LNG only, billion cubic feet per day. Missing source cells remain gaps. Back to this route's section.

Cape of Good Hope

Cape of Good Hope reported crude and petroleum-product volumes AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Million barrels per day Crude 2Q26: 6.7 mb/d Products 2Q26: 2.7 mb/d Crude Products
Crude oil and condensate compared with petroleum products, million barrels per day. Back to this route's section.
Cape of Good Hope reported LNG volume in billion cubic feet per day AIS reliability degraded from late February 2026: 1Q26 partially affected, 2Q26 onward fully within the warning period.AIS-affected period 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 Billion cubic feet per day LNG 2Q26: 9.7 Bcf/d
LNG only, billion cubic feet per day. Missing source cells remain gaps. Back to this route's section.