US Is Oil Supplier of Last Resort as Hormuz Disruptions Worsen

The tankers have been arriving from all over the world in unprecedented numbers. After loading up in Alaska and along the US Gulf Coast, they head back out to sea...

By Nathan Risser, Jennifer A Dlouhy, Ari Natter, Yongchang Chin, Christopher Charleston, Kevin Crowley, Mia Gindis · Bloomberg Markets

The tankers have been arriving from all over the world in unprecedented numbers. After loading up in Alaska and along the US Gulf Coast, they head back out to sea — to Japan, Thailand and even as far as Australia.