Panama Canal
medium riskMostly refined products from the USA to South America and Asia. Too narrow for large tankers.
How much oil?
About 2.1 million barrels of crude and fuels pass through here every day – ~2% of seaborne trade, or one supertanker a day. The map shows 0 thousand of that in crude oil routes.
Why is it a risk?
Droughts in 2023–24 limited the number of transits; the canal is too narrow for large tankers.