Kuwait declares force majeure as Hormuz disruption halts oil export flows
April 20, 2026
(World Oil) – Kuwait declared force majeure on shipments of crude oil and refined products as the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz makes it impossible to meet obligations to customers that can’t bring vessels into the Persian Gulf. State-run Kuwait Petroleum Corp. notified customers Friday that it was invoking the contractual clause that allows a supplier to miss deliveries,
