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Iraq Plans Westward Oil Pipelines via Syria and Turkey Amid Drone Strike Near Basra
Iraq is developing a westward oil export system to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, with two pipeline routes through Syria (to Baniyas) and Turkey (to Ceyhan) from a common Basra-Haditha trunk. Chevron, U.S. firm Capital TI, and Qatar's UCC are conducting technical and financial studies, while KBR studies the Basra-Haditha section. Washington endorsed restoring the Kirkuk-Baniyas line, inoperative since 2003. Separately, a drone struck a vessel near Basra Oil Terminal, but exports continued normally. The article also covers Venezuela's earthquake aftermath (4,829 dead, $6.7B damage), Israel's upcoming October 27 election as a referendum on wartime strategy, and Armenia's approval of the U.S.-backed TRIPP route.
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