本月以来，霍尔木兹海峡每日石油通行量已超过1200万桶 — — 高于上个月的日均水平，尽管伊朗的袭击激增，分析人士如是说。
More than 12 million barrels of oil have pass through the Strait of Hormuz per day this month — higher than last month’s daily average, despite the surge in attacks coming from Iran, analysts said.
根据TankerTracker.com和海事分析公司Kpler的数据，自9月以来，霍尔木兹海峡的石油流量出现上升，每日有超过900万桶石油在美国军方保护下直接航行。
Oil flow through the strait has seen an uptick since September, with more than 9 million barrels sailing daily directly under US military protection, according to both TankerTracker.com and the Kpler maritime analyst firm.
尽管截至目前，10月已有26艘船只遭到袭击，使其成为自战争爆发以来油轮和货船最危险的时期，但石油出口仍呈增长趋势。
The increase in exports comes despite 26 vessels coming under attack so far in October, marking it as the most dangerous period for tankers and cargo ships since the war began.
伊朗军方和海事事件分析人士称，周三一艘货船在被不明弹道击中后沉没，凸显了潜在的危险。
The underlying danger was exemplified on Wednesday when a cargo ship sank after it was hit by an unknown projectile, according to Iran’s military and maritime incident analysts.
但水手们反复吹嘘，由于冒险航行，他们过去一个月赚取了数万美元的额外收入，看来眼前的利润仍超过了风险。
But the dangers at hand appear to be outweighed by the profits as sailors have repeatedly touted making tens of thousands of dollars more this past month by taking the risk.
美国中央司令部（CENTCOM）发言人蒂姆·霍金斯上尉估计，仅周一一天就有约1900万桶石油通过霍尔木兹海峡。
Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesman for US Central Command (CENTCOM), estimated that some 19 million barrels of oil passed through on Monday alone.
霍金斯对《纽约时报》表示：“尽管伊朗实施了无端的侵略行为，霍尔木兹海峡的通航仍在继续。”
“Transits through the Strait of Hormuz continue despite Iran’s unwarranted aggression,” Hawkins told The New York Times.
然而，石油贸易开始出现紧张迹象，随着伊朗部分最猛烈的袭击发生，本周石油流量骤降。
The oil trade, however, is starting to show signs of strain, with flow plummeting this past week after some of Iran’s most heavy attacks.
根据Kpler的数据，上周四仍有近2300万桶石油悄然通过霍尔木兹海峡，但周三仅有其十分之一的量通过。
While nearly 23 million barrels of oil sneaked through the Strait of Hormuz last Thursday, only a tenth of that passed through on Wednesday, according to Kpler.
Kpler的最新6日平均数据显示，海峡每日石油过货量已降至少于460万桶，据Kpler称。
Kpler’s most recent 6-day average revealed that less than 4.6 million barrels of oil were transiting the strait every day, according to Kpler.
海事分析人士还指出，过去一周，阿曼湾周边的船舶间转运活动也始终保持在较低水平。
Ship-to-ship transfers around the Gulf of Oman have also remained relatively low this past week, according to maritime analysts.
动荡的局势以及胡塞武装对沙特能源基础设施的反复袭击，使得石油成本居高不下，布伦特国际基准油价周四仍维持在每桶104美元以上。
The volatile situation, along with the Houthi’s repeated attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure, has kept the cost of oil up, with the Brent international benchmark remaining above $104 per barrel on Thursday.