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  1. Global news includes the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, intense fighting in Southern Lebanon, and negotiations concerning oil movement through the Strait of Hormuz.
  2. Oil exports are dependent on stability through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iraq utilizes for its logistics.
  3. Iran war disrupts main Gulf oil export routes, forcing Iraq to seek alternative transit through Syrian territory and utilize SOMO for international sales.
  4. 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.

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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.

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  1. Amid the Hormuz blockade, the US is pushing for high-level oil pipeline deals to route Iraqi commodity imports through Syrian ports.Sub-event
  2. Syria is emerging as a key energy export hub, utilized by Iraq as a transit point for energy flows.Sub-event
  3. A pipeline cooperation agreement was signed between Iraq and Syria to connect Iraqi oil fields to the Syrian coast.Sub-event
  4. Iraq and Syria are restoring an oil pipeline, with the US overseeing the international consortium for the project.Sub-event
  5. Iraq is developing new pipeline routes from Basra to Turkey and Syria, while the US prepares to withdraw troops and seeks investment.Sub-event
  6. TotalEnergies seeks contract with Syrian counterpart to use Syria as an Iraqi oil transit route.1 source

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