US Ships Escort Oil Tankers Through Hormuz at Night, Burgum Says

US forces are helping move millions of barrels through the Strait of Hormuz under the cover of darkness, sometimes escorting more than 20 ships per night out of the vital waterway, US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Friday.

Now that sea mines have been cleared, the initiative has led to “some nights, more than 20 ships coming out,” Burgum said Friday on CNBC.

With some ultra-large carriers holding 2 million barrels of crude, that adds up to “substantial amounts of oil that have come out of the strait,” Burgum added.

Burgum’s comments offer some of the most fulsome descriptions ...