Kuwait did not export any crude oil during April, marking the first time in over three decades that the Gulf producer has recorded zero monthly crude exports, according to TankerTrackers website.
The development, if confirmed, would represent Kuwait's first month without crude exports since the end of the 1991 Gulf War.
TankerTrackers said that while Kuwait continues to produce oil, exports of crude have effectively halted. "Kuwait still produces oil which it then takes partly into storage and partly into refined products; some of which has been exported," they added.
It added, "Crude oil however, hasn't departed to our best knowledge."
The firm, which tracks global maritime oil shipments, added that the disruption appears linked to conditions affecting regional shipping routes, including constraints in the Strait of Hormuz.
The country remains a major OPEC producer, and its oil exports are a key component of global energy supply chains, particularly in Asia and Europe.