Saudis Eye Formal Hormuz Tanker Shuttles; WTI Up 4.55%

On air: Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman on Pre-Market Pixels
Published 7:52 AM ET, Thursday, October 8, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Bloomberg.com: “Saudis in Talks to Formalize Hormuz Shuttles in Fight for Market”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 7:52 AM ET on Pre-Market Pixels, by Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Saudis, Hormuz.
BBN covered this story before: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan Move on Defense Pact (October 6).

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Bloomberg.comSaudis in Talks to Formalize Hormuz Shuttles in Fight for Market

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBloomberg reports the Saudis are in talks to formalize Strait of Hormuz tanker shuttles.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWTI crude is up four point five five percent, at ninety-two thirty.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA shuttle bus for oil tankers, Hank. The world's most nervous airport runs on one narrow strait, and I've never been happier.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's a fact and an opinion holding hands. Gold is up point three one percent, at four thousand one hundred fifty-three.