Saudi Arabia's state oil company Saudi Aramco is holding separate talks with select Asian refiners on supplying Arab Medium and Arab Heavy crude through ship-to-ship transfers off Fujairah, a UAE port outside the Strait of Hormuz, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on August 17. One source said the cargoes would be for September loading. It remains unclear how Aramco is moving the crude to Fujairah, and the company declined to comment. The discussions come as fighting between the U.S.-Israel coalition and Iran, along with attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants, severely disrupt crude movements through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea. Aramco has already shifted its Arab Light export hub to Yanbu on the Red Sea and begun supplying Arab Light from Egypt's Sidi Kerir terminal on the Mediterranean, but the longer routes have raised transport costs and weakened its competitiveness in markets including India. The approach under review follows Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, which market sources say has sold more than 100 million barrels through a similar Fujairah system. Buyers can avoid entering high-risk waters, cutting exposure to higher insurance costs, crew safety concerns and delays. If Aramco expands the model, it may further alter competition in Asian crude markets and help make non-Hormuz delivery a standard option for Middle Eastern producers.