Iraq Pursues Westward Oil Export Pipelines Amid Drone Strike and Regional Shifts
Iraq is advancing a westward oil export system to reduce reliance on the Strait of Hormuz, involving two pipeline routes through Syria and Turkey. Chevron, U.S. investment firm Capital TI, and Qatar's UCC are conducting technical and financial studies for the Basra-Haditha trunk line, with one route extending to Turkey's Ceyhan port and another to Syria's Baniyas. Washington has endorsed the restoration of the Kirkuk-Baniyas line, inactive since 2003. Meanwhile, a drone struck a vessel near Basra Oil Terminal, but exports continued normally. The article also covers Venezuela's earthquake aftermath and disputed oil revenue control, Israel's upcoming election as a referendum on wartime strategy, and Armenia's ratification of the U.S.-backed TRIPP agreement.
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