- Oil exports are dependent on stability through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iraq utilizes for its logistics.
- Iran war disrupts main Gulf oil export routes, forcing Iraq to seek alternative transit through Syrian territory and utilize SOMO for international sales.
- Iran's Strait of Hormuz closure is forcing the development of bypass corridors utilizing infrastructure in Iraq, Syria, and Egypt, threatening Israeli trade.
- TotalEnergies is planning pipelines to transport Iraqi oil, seeking an exploration contract with its counterpart in Syria as an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.
Amid the Hormuz blockade, the US is pushing for high-level oil pipeline deals to route Iraqi commodity imports through Syrian ports.
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What happened
Amid the Hormuz blockade, the US is pushing for high-level oil pipeline deals to route Iraqi commodity imports through Syrian ports.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Iraq is constructing specific pipeline routes (Haditha-Banias, Ceyhan) to bypass Hormuz tensions amid US-Tehran trade disruptions.1 source
US brokering oil pipeline deals to route Iraqi imports through Syrian ports due to Hormuz maritime blockades.1 source
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TotalEnergies is planning pipelines to transport Iraqi oil, seeking an exploration contract with its counterpart in Syria as an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.Also in this story
- A pipeline cooperation agreement was signed between Iraq and Syria to connect Iraqi oil fields to the Syrian coast.
- Iraq and Syria are restoring an oil pipeline, with the US overseeing the international consortium for the project.
- Iraq is developing new pipeline routes from Basra to Turkey and Syria, while the US prepares to withdraw troops and seeks investment.
The entities involved
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Iraq
sovereign state in Western Asia
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Damascus
capital and largest city of Syria
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Hormuz
city in Hormozgan Province, Iran
Related events
- Iraq's Prime Minister leads a diplomatic drive involving Damascus and Bahrain to discuss Iraqi oil transit and maritime border demarcation.
- Crude oil exports are maintained through the Strait of Hormuz, with cargoes transferred off the UAE and Oman using terminals in Iraq and Bahrain.
- Iraq started exporting fuel oil from Syria’s Baniyas port.
- Deepening ties between Türkiye, Iraq, and Syria across security, energy, trade, and infrastructure sectors.
- Nawaf Salam led a delegation to Syria for economic talks and met in Damascus to discuss border security.