Svmuu News: According to data from MSX.COM, Hong Kong-listed oil and gas stocks rose, with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (00883.HK) and PetroChina (00857.HK) both gaining more than 5%, and Sinopec (00386.HK) rising more than 2%. Shanghai Petrochemical (00338.HK) rose nearly 2%.
In the early hours of the 20th local time, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement saying that late on the 19th local time, two oil tankers, acting under the instigation and coercion of the U.S. military, attempted to pass through the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz, after which explosions occurred and they were prevented from continuing their voyage.