# Record Tanker Rates Threaten to Push U.S. Oil Exports to Asia to Seven-Year Low

- Source: gCaptain (shipping)
- Published: 2026-10-23T18:22:34+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://gcaptain.com/record-tanker-rates-threaten-to-push-u-s-oil-exports-to-asia-to-seven-year-low/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/record-tanker-rates-threaten-to-push-u-s-oil-exports-to-asia-to-seven--33ecd2/

US crude oil exports to Asia are set to hit multi-year lows after the Iran war disrupted global shipping and pushed the cost to lease a tanker for the Pacific journey to a record of almost $80 million.

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