Oil pipelines multiply routes, but Hormuz threat endures
TL;DR
Seven planned pipelines aim to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, potentially boosting Gulf export capacity to around 14 million barrels per day by 2028 (over 60% of pre-war Gulf output). But experts say these routes won't remove risk, since Iran can attack facilities along pipelines and Red Sea transit remains vulnerable to Houthi threats; the U.S. backs Iraq's Kirkuk–Syria–Mediterranean project, while UAE and Saudi expansions via Fujairah and the Red Sea diversify exits.
- Oil pipelines around the Strait of Hormuz won't end the threat Iran poses to Middle East crude exports CNBC
- The push to bypass the Strait of Hormuz Axios
- UAE Plans to Build a New Jebel Ali to Bypass Strait of Hormuz The Maritime Executive
- Dubai plans new port to bypass Strait of Hormuz Financial Times
- New Port, New Pipelines: Gulf Nations' Billion-Dollar Push To Bypass Hormuz NDTV
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