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Hormuz Strait tension encourages Iraq to look into other routes
[Rudaw] Iraq is "fearful" of tensions in Strait of Hormuz because much of its oil exports travel through the strategic sea route, Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi says, and his government is working to diversify export routes."Of course we are fearful. What I laid out concerning a pipeline through Jordan, or through Fishkhabur, as related to our inflexibility, is part of our fear because Iraq’s oil is exported from southern outlets, particularly through the Hormuz strait," Abdul-Mahdi said on Tuesday. Iraqi oil is primarily sent to the ports in Basra and to domestic refineries. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) also exports oil through a pipeline that terminates at Ceyhan Port in Posted by: trailing wife 2019-07-11 |
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