An employee of the Iraqi oil sector inspects pipelines at the Bai Hassan field, west of Kirkuk, in northern Iraq. (Credit: AFP archive photo)
Its reactivation could prove to be one of the main solutions to bypass the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The rehabilitation of the pipeline linking Kirkuk in northern Iraq to the Syrian port of Banias on the Mediterranean, with Washington’s backing, could reduce the influence exerted by Tehran over this strategic maritime route, through which, before the Middle East war, nearly 20% of global hydrocarbon trade passed. On July 19, the official Syrian news agency SANA reported that Damascus and Baghdad had "taken a major step toward the reactivation of the historic oil corridor," signing agreements that could reestablish one of the oldest energy export routes in the Middle East. The announcement actually took place two days earlier, during Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s visit to Washington, where he met with President...
Its reactivation could prove to be one of the main solutions to bypass the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The rehabilitation of the pipeline linking Kirkuk in northern Iraq to the Syrian port of Banias on the Mediterranean, with Washington’s backing, could reduce the influence exerted by Tehran over this strategic maritime route, through which, before the Middle East war, nearly 20% of global hydrocarbon trade passed. On July 19, the official Syrian news agency SANA reported that Damascus and Baghdad had "taken a major step toward the reactivation of the historic oil corridor," signing agreements that could reestablish one of the oldest energy export routes in the Middle East. The announcement actually took place two days earlier, during Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s visit to Washington, where he met with...
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