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39 minutes ago · 3:52 readSeptember 4, 2026

'Secretive' UAE and Swiss-based firms reportedly major crude suppliers to Israel Two little-known oil traders, Vitol and Heritage Petroleum FZCO, have emerged as two of the top suppliers of crude to  Israel  during its  geno… Oscar Rickett first reported the story. This YuToday briefing gathers the confirmed facts, what changed, and what to watch next.

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'Secretive' UAE and Swiss-based firms reportedly major crude suppliers to Israel Two little-known oil traders, Vitol and Heritage Petroleum FZCO, have emerged as two of the top suppliers of crude to  Israel  during its  genocide in Gaza , according to a new  report  by Oil Change International (OCI) and the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO). Together, the companies collectively exported approximately 22m barrels to Israel, representing 11 percent of the country’s total crude imports between October 2023 and June 2026, the report found. Despite a& 'Secretive' UAE and Swiss-based firms reportedly major crude suppliers to Israel Two little-known oil traders, Vitol and Heritage Petroleum FZCO, have emerged as two of the top suppliers of crude to  Israel  during its  genocide in Gaza , according to a new  report  by Oil Change International (OCI) and the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO). Together, the companies collectively exported approximately 22m barrels to Israel, representing 11 percent of the country’s total crude imports between October 2023 and June 2026, the report found. Despite a& 'Secretive' UAE and Swiss-based firms found to be major crude suppliers to Israel, says report Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Thu, 09/03/2026 - 11:55 Vitol and Heritage Petroleum FZCO supplied 22m barrels of crude, much of it shipped via Turkey despite Ankara’s trade embargo, new data has revealed A crude oil tanker crosses the Bosphorus Strait in the Besiktas district of Istanbul on 6 April 2018 (Ozan Kose/AFP) Off Two little-known oil traders, Vitol and Heritage Petroleum FZCO, have emerged as two of the top suppliers of crude to Israel during its genocide in Gaza , according to a new repo

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Reported context includes the following: 'Secretive' UAE and Swiss-based firms reportedly major crude suppliers to Israel Two little-known oil traders, Vitol and Heritage Petroleum FZCO, have emerged as two of the top suppliers of crude to  Israel  during its  genocide in Gaza , according to a new  report  by Oil Change International (OCI) and the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO). Together, the companies collectively exported approximately 22m barrels to Israel, representing 11 percent of the country’s total crude imports between October 2023 and June 2026, the report found. Despite a& 'Secretive' UAE and Swiss-based firms reportedly major crude suppliers to Israel Two little-known oil traders, Vitol and Heritage Petroleum FZCO, have emerged as two of the top suppliers of crude to  Israel  during its  genocide in Gaza , according to a new  report  by Oil Change International (OCI) and the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO). Together, the companies collectively exported approximately 22m barrels to Israel, representing 11 percent of the country’s total crude imports between October 2023 and June 2026, the report found. Despite a& 'Secretive' UAE and Swiss-based firms found to be major crude suppliers to Israel, says report Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Thu, 09/03/2026 - 11:55 Vitol and Heritage Petroleum FZCO supplied 22m barrels of crude, much of it shipped via Turkey despite Ankara’s trade embargo, new data has revealed A crude oil tanker crosses the Bosphorus Strait in the Besiktas district of Istanbul on 6 April 2018 (Ozan Kose/AFP) Off Two little-known oil traders, Vitol and Heritage Petroleum FZCO, have emerged as two of the top suppliers of crude to Israel during its genocide in Gaza , according to a new repo

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