[Vitol Energy Group Supplies Iraqi Crude Oil Outside the Strait of Hormuz] Odaily Planet Daily News - According to foreign media citing informed sources, Vitol Energy Group is offering Iraqi Basra crude oil to its clients, indicating that some shipments may have successfully exited the Persian Gulf. Sources revealed that Vitol has, in recent days, provided supplies to refiners, including Basra Medium Crude and Basra Heavy Crude, delivered via ship-to-ship transfers in waters near Fujairah (a UAE port). If the transaction is finalized, this would be an extremely rare case of Iraqi crude oil being openly offered by traders on the spot market since the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. (Jin10)