Israel is being forced to divert crude oil imports from its main Mediterranean terminal due to the escalating Gaza conflict
, with Bloomberg reporting that an oil tanker is currently heading toward the country’s Red Sea port to avoid becoming a target in the conflict. A 900-foot vessel carrying over 1 million barrels of crude oil from Azerbaijan is being masked as an import intended to dock in Aqaba, Jordan, while its true destination is the Israeli Paz Oil refinery, which will take delivery at Eilat on the Red Sea coast, according to Bloomberg.
However, in reality, Bloomberg cited international insurer UK P&I Club as saying that in reality the port is “practically closed and vessels are required to arrange their arrival/entrance to the port with the navy”. Ashkelon is precariously situated only about 6 miles from the Gaza Strip. Two other ports, Haifa and Ashdod ports, reportedly remain open.
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