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Caribbean Basin crude oil and heavy product exports jump 45%

Published
22 September 2026

Seaborne exports of crude oil and heavy products from the Caribbean Basin have year-to-date increased by 234 million barrels year-on-year according to data from Signal Ocean. This is equal to an additional 880k barrels per day, and a 45% jump compared to 2025.