# Sinokor Group

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-06-25**: US-Iran interim peace deal signed — A temporary peace agreement is reached between the US and Iran, by which time the UAE’s dark shuttle operation had already restored near-normal crude flows.
- **2026-06-01**: Nearly 50% of Emirati crude on Sinokor ships — By June, almost half of all Emirati crude shipments are being carried by Sinokor-controlled vessels, with the UAE approaching prewar export rates.
- **2026-04-15**: Sinokor starts leasing dark tankers to Adnoc — South Korea’s Sinokor Group begins leasing supertankers to the UAE’s state oil company for covert shuttle runs through the Strait of Hormuz.
- **2026-03-01**: Iran war begins — Conflict erupts in the Persian Gulf, threatening the Strait of Hormuz and global oil flows.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### UAE's Dark Tanker Shuttle: How 50% of Emirati Oil Exports Bypassed Hormuz Under Cover of Darkness
2026-07-12 12:15:00 · Sentiment: Strongly negative · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

The UAE’s covert shuttle operation used dark tankers to move nearly half of its crude shipments through the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war, raising urgent questions for maritime defense and naval strategy.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/uae-dark-tanker-hormuz-space

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