By Saanchi Gupta | Updated: April 8, 2026 6:20 PM IST
Have you wondered how does the oil travel across world? There are some important passage routes that control the global oil supplies. The disruptions in these regions may impact fuel prices worldwide. Here, we take you through 5 most important sea routes in the world, as per the US Energy Information Administration.
This oil passage route connects Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and the average daily transit here as of the first half of 2025 was 23.2 million barrels, as per the report.
This is the one of most important oil route globally, which is located between the Omani Musandam Peninsula and Iran. Almost 20 per cent of global oil passes through this region. The average daily transit here as of the first half of 2025 was 20.9 million barrels, as per the report.
This region connects Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea and the average daily transit here as of the first half of 2025 was 4.9 million barrels, as per the report.
This region associates the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the average daily transit here as of the first half of 2025 was 4.2 million barrels, as per the report.
The average daily transit here as of the first half of 2025 was 9.1 million barrels, as per the report.
As the tensions in West Asia increased, Strait of Hormuz became one of the most talked about sea routes. It's because Iran had blocked it for the countries, disrupting the global oil supplies.