The highest cost in shipping operations was always fuel, with 100,000-ton cargo freighters burning through dozens of tons of fuel oil every day.

Naturally, refueling would also cost that much, and even with the assumption that it's a few hundred dollars per ton, refueling alone costs hundreds of thousands of dollars.

It was why many freighter operators loved refueling in Singapore, as cheaper fuel prices meant plenty of savings.

But if Hamed found oil, he didn't have to worry about finding buyer