Hyderabad, May 3 -- Kuwait exported no crude oil in April 2026, marking the first such stoppage since the aftermath of the Gulf War, according to ship-tracking platform TankerTrackers.

In a post on X on Saturday, May 2, the firm said Kuwait shipped "zero barrels of crude oil" during April, describing it as an unprecedented pause in exports over the past three decades.

Despite the halt in crude shipments, Kuwait has continued to produce oil. TankerTrackers said output is being diverted into storage and refining, with some refined products still reaching international markets. "Crude oil, however, hasn't departed to our best knowledge," the firm noted.

The disruption is linked to tensions affecting the Strait of Hormuz, a critical corrid...