Caption: An EIA map showing the pipeline network in the Middle East. The most viable alternative to the Strait of Hormuz for oil exports is the East-West Pipeline (Petroline), which traverses Saudi Arabia. Oil from the Persian Gulf can travel through this pipeline to the port of Yanbu for export via the Red Sea. Oil Routes and Strategic Straits The most commonly used crude oil shipping routes originate in the Middle East. They pass through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, which separates Djibouti in Africa from Yemen in the Arabian Peninsula, or the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s main oil shipping lane, which separates the United Arab Emirates and Oman from Middle East flashpoints on the horizon. Oil export routes – Iraq looks for a way out To meet ambitious oil and gas production-expansion plans, mainly landlocked Iraq must rapidly develop and expand export pipelines if increased output is to reach markets, writes James Gavin The early years of the post-Saddam Hussein period were scarred by Hormuz carries about 17 million barrels per day (more than 20%) of oil exports. It is also the sole route for LNG export from Qatar, a crucial source of gas for East Asia and Europe. Other important chokepoints in the region are the Suez Canal, the southern entrance to the Red Sea, and the Bosporus Straits in Turkey. Shipments in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Red Sea and Suez Canal with the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean via the Gulf of Aden, is a major sea route for oil shipments of close to The Bab el-Mandeb Strait is a chokepoint between the Horn of Africa and the Middle East, and it is a strategic link between the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean. The Danish Straits and the Turkish Straits are key oil export routes to Europe for Russia and other Eurasian countries, including Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.
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Russia's oil reserves, oil production and main export routs have been Five Middle East countries ac- The main export route of the Russian oil to the West. 15 May 2019 Alternative export routes have 4.4 mb/d of available capacity should oil exports need to be diverted. Complete closure, though considered highly 28 Aug 2019 The KRG charges Iraq for use of the pipeline. SHARE ON. Also in Middle East 1 Lubell, Harold (1963) Middle East Oil Crises and Western Europe's Energy that civil unrest or war, or external conditions that render normal trade routes
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The Oil comes from some revenues in Asia but mainly from Saudi Arabia, again, making this chokepoint an export region for the Middle East. Bab-el Mandab is a chokepoint between the Red Sea and The Gulf of Aden which begins the only transportation route that transports Persian Gulf Oil exclusively. Risks to Middle East Oil and Gas Shipping Routes: Here’s What’s At Stake. July 26, 2018 by Reuters Most oil exports from Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter which produces about 10 million bpd, are transported by ship through the Strait of Hormuz. Risks to Middle East Oil and Gas Shipping Routes Published in Oil Industry News on Wednesday, 1 August 2018 Saudi Arabia said it was suspending oil shipments through the Red Sea after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis attacked two crude tankers, underscoring risks caused by the conflict in the world’s top oil exporting region. The specificity of Iraq is that oil reserves are located mainly in two areas – the north (Kurdistan Region and Kirkuk) and south (field near the ports of the Persian Gulf). The main export routes for Iraq are through the Persian Gulf and Turkish ports. Refineries are located in central Iraq (Baghdad) and near Kirkuk (Baiji refinery). Hormuz carries about 17 million barrels per day (more than 20%) of oil exports. It is also the sole route for LNG export from Qatar, a crucial source of gas for East Asia and Europe. Other important chokepoints in the region are the Suez Canal, the southern entrance to the Red Sea, and the Bosporus Straits in Turkey. Oil exports from the Middle East Gulf States amounted to 19.6 million barrels per day in 2013 [BP] equivalent to 22.6% of total global oil production and 43% of OECD oil consumption. The importance of the region to the well being of the global economy cannot be overstated.