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Gulf states consider bypassing Strait of Hormuz with new oil pipelines via Haifa - FT
Officials are considering pipelines, railways and Mediterranean links as Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea route shows how exports can continue during disruption.
- On Thursday, The Financial Times reported that Gulf states are exploring new oil export routes, including a potential land corridor to the Israeli port of Haifa, to reduce reliance on the Strait of Hormuz.
- Mounting concern over open-ended Iranian control of the Strait has pushed regional leaders to revisit pipeline plans, as the waterway has emerged as Iran's biggest source of leverage in the conflict.
- Maisoon Kafafy, a senior adviser to the Atlantic Council's Middle East programs, said the mood has shifted toward "operational reality," with the most resilient solution being a "web of corridors" rather than individual projects.
- Options under consideration include expanding the Saudi East-West pipeline or reviving the US-led IMEC corridor, though experts warn that complex, multi-country routes could cost between $15bn to $20bn.
- Cat Group CEO Christopher Bush warned that Gulf countries must abandon "individualist policies" to succeed, though new pipelines face immense security risks and geographic construction challenges across the region.
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·Ankara, Türkiye
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US energy expert Mark Mills considers a global recession likely if the war lasts longer than a month. Countries like Saudi Arabia should now build pipelines to bypass the Strait of Hormus.
·Vienna, Austria
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der Standard DEThe Gulf states are considering expanding their pipelines to escape Iranian arbitrariness, but the Strait of Hormus is not the only needle eye controlled by Iran.
·Vienna, Austria
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Conflict prompts oil exporters to revive plans to replicate Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline, despite high costs and complexity.
·Brazil
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