US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said on Sunday local time that the US Navy is providing escort for oil tankers across the Strait of Hormuz, which is essential to maintaining the transportation of crude oil through this waterway, suggesting that this move will not end soon. “We are helping many ships get through, but of course this requires the cooperation of the US military,” Wright said on a program. “The Iranians are still causing trouble, but the US Navy is winning this battle.” Wright said in a series of television interviews on Sunday that the average amount of oil currently being transported through the Strait of Hormuz exceeds 9 million barrels per day. In an interview, he said that as more crude oil and refined oil products are being transported through pipelines and other routes, oil flows in the region have returned to “two-thirds or more of pre-conflict levels.” Last week, Wright said about 17 million barrels of oil passed through the strait on Monday.

US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said on Sunday local time that the US Navy is providing escort for oil tankers across the Strait of Hormuz, which is essential to maintaining the transportation of crude oil through this waterway, suggesting that this move will not end soon. “We are helping many ships get through, but of course this requires the cooperation of the US military,” Wright said on a program. “The Iranians are still causing trouble, but the US Navy is winning this battle.” Wright said in a series of television interviews on Sunday that the average amount of oil currently being transported through the Strait of Hormuz exceeds 9 million barrels per day. In an interview, he said that as more crude oil and refined oil products are being transported through pipelines and other routes, oil flows in the region have returned to “two-thirds or more of pre-conflict levels.” Last week, Wright said about 17 million barrels of oil passed through the strait on Monday.