Iraq Begins Importing Gasoline via Syrian Port to Bypass the Closed Strait of Hormuz
The first shipment of about 32,800 metric tons is moving by truck toward Iraq as officials seek a new supply route amid Strait of Hormuz disruptions.
- On Friday, the Syrian Petroleum Company began sending gasoline shipments through the Mediterranean Sea port of Baniyas toward Iraq, with the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Avanti delivering the initial fuel.
- Roughly 32,800 metric tons of high-octane gasoline from the United States arrived at the port, providing Baghdad a critical alternative route amid shipping difficulties in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Safwan Sheikh Ahmed, institutional communication director for SPC, confirmed at least 77 tanker trucks have departed for Iraq's Baiji refinery, with crews prepared to raise capacity to 150 trucks daily.
- The Iraqi State Oil Marketing Organization finalized the agreement to ensure continuity of these supplies, formalizing cooperation between the two nations to secure energy imports via the new route.
- Previously, this route functioned in one direction, transporting Iraqi fuel oil by road to Baniyas for export; that fuel reached the United States market for the first time in July.
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Iraq begins importing gasoline via Syrian port to bypass the closed Strait of Hormuz – WTOP News
BANIYAS, Syria (AP) — Iraqi fuel trucks loaded gasoline at a Syrian port on Tuesday in a bid to meet surging energy demand as the critical Strait of Hormuz remains closed and mediators work with Iran and the United States to end the war. The disruption of the strait has sent shock waves through the...
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Iraq begins importing gasoline via Syrian port to bypass the closed Strait of Hormuz
BANIYAS, Syria (AP) — Iraqi fuel trucks loaded gasoline at a Syrian port on Tuesday in a bid to meet surging energy demand as the critical Strait of Hormuz remains closed and mediators work with Iran and the United States…
The Syrian Petroleum Company began the transport of petrol supplied to Iraq through the Banyas oil spill, under a three-month renewable energy supply agreement, in the face of a traffic disturbance through the Strait of Hormuz.
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