**[U.S. Secretly Establishes Hormuz Strait Shipping Corridor, Transporting About 10 Million Barrels of Oil Daily]** BlockBeats reports that on August 20, two U.S. officials told Axios that the U.S. military has quietly established a shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, enabling the transport of millions of barrels of oil daily. Despite the broader war remaining at a stalemate, this operation has achieved significant results. The operation has been ongoing for several weeks, with 15 to 20 oil tankers now using the southern route along the coast of Oman to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Officials stated that approximately 10 million barrels of oil are being transported through the strait daily, entering the global energy market. However, this figure is about half of the pre-war transportation volume. This U.S.-led operation is alleviating one of the most severe impacts of the war: disruptions to oil supplies, which have driven crude oil prices sharply higher. Officials noted that although the current volume of oil transported through the strait remains below pre-war levels, it has already had a noticeable impact on global oil supplies. [Original Link]