About Hormuz Watch
What this project is, where its numbers come from, and how to read them.
What this is
Hormuz Watch is an independent, continuously updated tracker of the Strait of Hormuz — the channel through which roughly a quarter of the world's seaborne oil passes. It brings together traffic indicators, oil-flow data and analysis of the 2026 crisis into one place.
How we compile the data
The figures on this site are drawn from public reporting and open data: energy agencies, maritime-traffic aggregators, satellite imagery and established news outlets. Numbers are rounded for readability, and headline indicators are refreshed as new reporting arrives. Where a precise figure is unavailable, we use the best published estimate and label it accordingly.
Disclaimer. This is a demonstration project. It is not affiliated with any government, military or maritime authority, and nothing here is operational guidance. Some values are illustrative and should not be used for navigation, trading or decision-making.
Primary sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — oil-flow volumes through Hormuz
- International Energy Agency (IEA) — global oil-security and chokepoint data
- Bloomberg, Reuters, CNN — market prices and crisis reporting
- IndexBox & HSToday — AIS-crossing counts and IRGC activity
- Vortexa — covert-flow and arrivals estimates
- Wikipedia, “2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis” — consolidated timeline
Image credits
All imagery is public domain or used under open licences. With thanks to:
- Strait of Hormuz satellite views — NASA / MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, GSFC (public domain)
- Full satellite mosaic of the strait — Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
- Supertanker Hellespont Alhambra — PA2 Dan Tremper, U.S. Coast Guard (public domain)
- Supertanker AbQaiq — Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
- Oil tanker Ice Explorer, Finnart — James T M Towill (CC BY-SA 2.0)
- Tanker Ocean Lady, Sullom Voe — john bateson (CC BY-SA 2.0)
- LNG carriers — lightgraphs (CC BY 2.0)
- Container ship MSC Harmony III — Petar Milošević (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- RFA Wave Knight & frigate Germinal — UK Ministry of Defence (OGL v1.0)
- Preemraff Lysekil refinery at night — W.carter (CC0)
Contact
This is a static demonstration site. There is no newsroom inbox — the subscribe form does not send anything. For the source data, follow the links above.
Explore the tracker
Start with the live status board, or dive into the data and analysis.