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The August 2026 Issue of WPB Journal

The August 2026 Issue of WPB Journal

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Hormuz Route Risk Escalates as Iran Says It Targeted Three Tankers Using Unauthorized Passage

According to WPB, maritime risk in the Strait of Hormuz has escalated further after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said it targeted three oil tankers traveling through what Tehran described as an “unauthorized route,” ...

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India Faces a Post-Monsoon Bitumen Test as Road Awards Rise and Supply Stays Tight

According to WPB, India’s road sector is approaching a potentially difficult post-monsoon period as high bitumen prices and disrupted availability ...

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Iran’s Oil Loadings Fall 85% as Maritime and Financial Pressure Squeezes Export Execution

According to WPB, Iranian crude loadings have fallen to approximately 260,000 barrels per day in the current September period, providing one of the c...

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South Korea Weighs Military Options to Support Hormuz Navigation as Asian Energy Security Risks Rise

According to WPB, South Korea is reviewing practical measures to support freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, including options that c...

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Iran’s Bitumen Exporters Need a Second Gateway—Here’s How Gwadar Could Actually Work

According to WPB, Iranian bitumen exporters need more than another warning about the Strait of Hormuz. They need a second export architecture that ca...

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Operational Disruption Hits South Africa’s Bitumen-Producing Natref Refinery

According to WPB, South Africa’s Natref refinery has reported an operational disruption that affected refinery production and product supply, placi...

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