Siri Island
Iranian offshore oil terminal in the Persian Gulf; key crude export facility.
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Can Iran still export oil from Siri Island while Hormuz is blocked?
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Iran Conflict 2026- Where is Siri Island and what does Iran use it for?
- Siri Island is an offshore Iranian oil terminal in the Persian Gulf about 90km from Bandar Abbas, operated by NIOC to export crude and South Pars condensate.
- Is Iran still exporting oil during the Hormuz blockade?
- Iranian crude exports have been heavily constrained since the IRGC restricted Hormuz transits; terminals like Siri Island depend on IRGC clearance for tanker loading.Source: Kpler/Windward
Background
Siri Island is an Iranian offshore oil production and export terminal in the Persian Gulf, operated by the National Iranian Oil Company. It sits roughly 90 kilometres off the Iranian coast near Bandar Abbas and has historically handled a portion of Iran's crude oil exports, particularly condensate from the nearby South Pars gas field. Its status during the 2026 conflict has been a point of monitoring for energy analysts tracking the impact of the Hormuz blockade on Iranian oil infrastructure.
The island hosts processing facilities, floating storage units, and single-point mooring buoys used to load tankers. It is distinct from the Siri oilfield that surrounds it. In periods when Hormuz traffic has been restricted, Siri's export capacity has been directly curtailed; tankers loading there cannot transit without IRGC clearance.
With General License U (GL-U) set to lapse on 19 April 2026, removing legal cover from approximately 325 tankers and $31.5 billion of Iranian crude, terminals like Siri faced compounding pressure: both the physical blockade and the sanctions architecture were tightening simultaneously.
