Strait of Hormuz Oil & Shipping Intelligence 2026

Within the immediate mine vicinity (<=50km), the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC) has invested $25 million in the Reko Diq project to boost mining operations (Source: The Daily CPEC — original via Google News). Concurrently, MCC Resources Development Company (MRDL) reported major operational success at the nearby Saindak Copper-Gold Project Quetta Voice. However, severe security volatility persists in the broader mine corridor (<=150km), where intense military clearance operations and building demolitions are ongoing in Noshki and Kharan districts Estern Balochistan. Primary supply routes face critical disruptions. The N-25 highway is compromised following an IED attack that destroyed a police armored vehicle in Surab, killing the driver Estern Balochistan. The southern M-8 alternate route is equally hazardous due to ongoing military drone operations in Pasni Estern Balochistan and a severe mortar and shooting attack on a residence in Turbat (Kech) that resulted in six fatalities Dawn. Regionally, cross-border tensions have escalated sharply, with Pakistan conducting retaliatory airstrikes against militant targets in Afghanistan following unprovoked firing by Afghan Taliban forces Dawn. [Full analysis available for customers]