It’s Business as Usual at Iran’s Other Big Oil Export Terminal

Large numbers of oil tankers are still anchored off Iran’s oil export terminals at Assaluyeh, even as vessels have fled the anchorage at Kharg Island, further to the north.

At least 26 ships were visible off Assaluyeh in satellite imagery from Sentinel Hub as of Oct. 10. Most, if not all, of those ships are oil or chemicals tankers. That’s up slightly on the number seen in the area in late September.

At least 26 ships, most, if not all, oil or chemicals tankers, were anchored off Assaluyeh on Iran’s Persian Gulf coast on Oct. 10, 2024.

Source: Sentinel Data obtained from EO Browser

The area is home to 24 gas-processing plants strung along the coast and associated loading buoys. The plants process the raw liquids flow from Iran’s giant offshore ...