by: F. Michael Maloof
The West may be breathing a sigh of relief to know there is an alternative means of accessing Middle East oil should Iran decide to block the Strait of Hormuz through which some 40 percent of the world’s oil and regional trade transits, according to Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.
Iran has threatened to shut down the strait if Israel, the United States or both decide to bomb the Islamic republic’s nuclear facilities.
However, the United Arab Emirates, which sides with the other Gulf
Arab countries against Iran, has just made operational its 225-mile
Habshan-Fujairah pipeline. It is one of many alternatives to relying on
the strait for access to Middle East oil.
Saudi Arabia also is looking for alternative routes to export oil.
According to regional analysts, however, there really is no other economic way to transport most of the region’s large amounts of oil and liquefied natural gas to the West than by sea, meaning through the strait.
The pipeline, which cost $3.3 billion to build, can transport up to 1.4 million barrels of oil a day, which would amount to 70 percent of the UAE’s oil.
The U.S. Navy has assessed that Iran has the capability to block the Strait of Hormuz if it wants to do it.
The Saudis have a new pipeline that goes from east to west to the Red Sea, but it can only carry 3 million barrels of oil a day.
While the Gulf Arab oil producing countries are looking for alternative routes to the strait to transport its oil in the future, use of the existing pipelines as an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz will only be a trickle of the daily global requirement for Middle East oil.
Keep in touch with the most important breaking news stories about critical developments around the globe with Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin, the premium, online intelligence news source edited and published by the founder of WND.
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The West may be breathing a sigh of relief to know there is an alternative means of accessing Middle East oil should Iran decide to block the Strait of Hormuz through which some 40 percent of the world’s oil and regional trade transits, according to Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.
Iran has threatened to shut down the strait if Israel, the United States or both decide to bomb the Islamic republic’s nuclear facilities.
Saudi Arabia also is looking for alternative routes to export oil.
According to regional analysts, however, there really is no other economic way to transport most of the region’s large amounts of oil and liquefied natural gas to the West than by sea, meaning through the strait.
The pipeline, which cost $3.3 billion to build, can transport up to 1.4 million barrels of oil a day, which would amount to 70 percent of the UAE’s oil.
The U.S. Navy has assessed that Iran has the capability to block the Strait of Hormuz if it wants to do it.
The Saudis have a new pipeline that goes from east to west to the Red Sea, but it can only carry 3 million barrels of oil a day.
While the Gulf Arab oil producing countries are looking for alternative routes to the strait to transport its oil in the future, use of the existing pipelines as an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz will only be a trickle of the daily global requirement for Middle East oil.
Keep in touch with the most important breaking news stories about critical developments around the globe with Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin, the premium, online intelligence news source edited and published by the founder of WND.
For the complete report and full immediate access to Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin, subscribe now.
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