Iraq and Syria will jointly build a cross-border oil pipeline to bypass the Strait of Hormuz

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Golden Finance reported that on July 16, an informed U.S. government official said on the 14th that Iraq and Syria will restore an oil pipeline that has been left abandoned for many years, transporting crude oil produced by Iraq’s northern oil fields to Syria’s Mediterranean port, thereby bypassing the Strait of Hormuz. Insiders said that Barak, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria and Iraq, has held talks with Iraq, Syria, and relevant U.S. companies to discuss restarting the pipeline. The oil pipeline was originally built in 1952, running from Kirkuk in eastern Iraq to Baniyas in Syria, with a total length of about 800 kilometers and an oil transport capacity of 300k barrels per day on average. The pipeline was severely damaged during the Iran-Iraq War and the Iraq War and has been left unused for a long time. It is understood that the pipeline’s pump stations and power systems are badly damaged, requiring comprehensive repairs; restoring it may take two to three years. (CCTV News)
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