Iraq oil pipeline plan would take years to build, cost billions: Report
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- Bloomberg Politicsseen 1 Sept, 19:46description edited
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed the importance of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, saying the crucial waterway for Persian Gulf energy that’s been controlled by Iran during the recent conflict will get bypassed by oil pipelines.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed the importance of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, saying the crucial waterway for Persian Gulf energy that’s been controlled by Iran during the recent conflict will be bypassed by oil pipelines.
- thenationalnews.comseen 4 Sept, 22:23headline rewritten
New pipelines will not make Strait of Hormuz ‘worthless’Scott Bessent says the Strait of Hormuz will be ‘worthless’ in two years. Analysts disagree
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Mon, 17 August 2026
1 report- The Hill20:45first to report
An Iraqi plan to develop a pipeline that would export oil through Syria and avoid future disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz is expected to take four years to reconstruct, likely costing at least $15 billion, Reuters reported Monday, citing two sources with knowledge of the project. Those sources told Reuters the plan would take...
Tue, 18 August 2026
1 report- sputnikglobe.com03:59
Iraq is planning a massive new crude pipeline linking its southern and northern fields to Syria's Mediterranean port of Banias — a project designed to render the Strait of Hormuz "irrelevant" for its oil exports, according to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
Sun, 23 August 2026
1 report- krcu.org13:20
A U.S. official says the Strait of Hormuz will be 'irrelevant' in two years. Energy experts disagree.
Thu, 27 August 2026
3 reports- Le Monde English03:00
Pipeline projects are taking shape to allow the region's oil powers to move their production after six months of heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington.
- Le Monde (France)03:00
Les projets d’oléoducs se précisent pour permettre aux puissances pétrolières de la région d’écouler leur production après six mois de vives tensions entre Téhéran et Washington.
- baystreet.ca11:13
Qatar and Kuwait have managed to boost their crude oil exports from the Strait of Hormuz to 70% of pre-war levels as they followed the United Arab Emirates in shuttling oil through the chokepoint and using ship-to-ship transfers in the Gulf of Oman, ...
Fri, 28 August 2026
4 reports- Japan Times03:18
About 6 million to 8 million barrels a day of crude are now being shipped through the chokepoint, keeping global prices in check.
- oilprice.com07:00
Oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz are recovering despite volatile vessel traffic and fading hopes for a U.S.-Iran diplomatic breakthrough.
- NPR News09:00
Treasure Secretary Scott Bessent said oil pipelines will make Strait of Hormuz irrelevant in two years. Energy experts say that is unlikely to happen.
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- wfdd.org28 Aug, 09:00their copy
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- Google News - Top Stories09:00
U.S. says pipelines will make Strait of Hormuz irrelevant. Energy experts disagree NPR See more headlines & perspectives on Google News
Mon, 31 August 2026
2 reports- ibtimes.com10:31
New port terminals, rail links and cross-border pipeline plans are emerging as Gulf economies absorb weaker exports, higher shipping costs and prolonged disruption to trade.
- oilprice.com21:00
Gulf producers are accelerating alternative oil routes, including expanded pipelines through Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iraq, Syria and Turkey to bypass Hormuz.
Tue, 1 September 2026
4 reports- Bloomberg Politics13:52edited after publishing
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed the importance of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, saying the crucial waterway for Persian Gulf energy that’s been controlled by Iran during the recent conflict will be bypassed by oil pipelines.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)17:44
Scott Bessent says oil will move through pipelines across land as countries seek to bypass strategic waterway
- The Hill20:16
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz will be “worthless” to the oil industry in two years. Speaking to Fox Business’s Larry Kudlow on the sidelines of the Group of 20 finance ministers' summit in North Carolina, Bessent argued the key waterway is “not a choke point” for the U.S. In...
- iDNES (Czechia)20:27
Hormuzský průliv může během dvou let výrazně ztratit svůj význam pro přepravu ropy. Tvrdí to americký ministr financí Scott Bessent. Státy Perského zálivu urychlují budování alternativních ropovodů. USA zároveň zvyšují ekonomický tlak na Írán a chystají další sankce proti bankám spojeným s tamním režimem.
Wed, 2 September 2026
10 reports- iheart.com04:33
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the Strait of Hormuz will be "worthless" to the oil industry in two years. He highlighted the U.S.'s reduced reliance on the strait and emphasized sanctions against Iran. Bessent seeks global support to economically isolate Iran, amid ongoing t...
- iheart.com04:33
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the Strait of Hormuz will be "worthless" to the oil industry in two years. He highlighted the U.S.'s reduced reliance on the strait and emphasized sanctions against Iran. Bessent seeks global support to economically isolate Iran, amid ongoing t...
- iheart.com04:33
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the Strait of Hormuz will be "worthless" to the oil industry in two years. He highlighted the U.S.'s reduced reliance on the strait and emphasized sanctions against Iran. Bessent seeks global support to economically isolate Iran, amid ongoing t...
- iheart.com04:33
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the Strait of Hormuz will be "worthless" to the oil industry in two years. He highlighted the U.S.'s reduced reliance on the strait and emphasized sanctions against Iran. Bessent seeks global support to economically isolate Iran, amid ongoing t...
- iheart.com04:33
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the Strait of Hormuz will be "worthless" to the oil industry in two years. He highlighted the U.S.'s reduced reliance on the strait and emphasized sanctions against Iran. Bessent seeks global support to economically isolate Iran, amid ongoing t...
- iheart.com04:33
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the Strait of Hormuz will be "worthless" to the oil industry in two years. He highlighted the U.S.'s reduced reliance on the strait and emphasized sanctions against Iran. Bessent seeks global support to economically isolate Iran, amid ongoing t...
- iheart.com04:33
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the Strait of Hormuz will be "worthless" to the oil industry in two years. He highlighted the U.S.'s reduced reliance on the strait and emphasized sanctions against Iran. Bessent seeks global support to economically isolate Iran, amid ongoing t...
- RMF24 (Poland)06:24
Nowa taktyka USA w cieśninie Ormuz. „Tankowiec za tankowiec”
- Anadolu Agency (AA)15:29
Volume marks highest daily flow through strategic waterway since conflict with Iran began
- thenationalnews.com15:45edited after publishing
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New pipelines will not make Strait of Hormuz ‘worthless’Even with new pipelines designed to bypass it, waterway is still considered critical for cargo and natural gas
Thu, 3 September 2026
3 reports- Anadolu Agency (AA)04:37
Military strikes nearly 60 Iranian targets around waterway amid ongoing dispute
- Al Jazeera English15:38
Trump says the US is helping around 30 ships cross the waterway daily, but ship-tracking data suggests it's fewer.
- theepochtimes.com23:01
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said more than 17 million barrels of oil transited through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. And Vice President JD Vance n...
Fri, 4 September 2026
1 report- Axios09:30
The White House is at odds with some private sector analysts over how much oil is leaving the Strait of Hormuz — but it will take weeks until the picture of what's truly getting through becomes clear. Why it matters: How much oil exits the waterway sways the price of gasoline and other consumer products. The White House is claiming success in forcing open the world's most important energy chokepoint, which handled 20 million barrels of crude and oil products each day before the Iran war. The...
Sun, 6 September 2026
2 reports- Novinky (Czechia)13:05
Sýrie se chce stát klíčovou pevninskou alternativou pro obcházení Hormuzského průlivu, který paralyzuje konflikt mezi USA, Izraelem a Íránem. Nová syrská vláda v čele s prezidentem Ahmadem Šarou se snaží využít strategickou polohu země a proměnit ji v logistický a energetický „most“ mezi Perským zálivem a Středozemním mořem.
- Bloomberg Politics15:20
US Navy escorts that are helping tankers cross the Strait of Hormuz are essential to sustaining crude flows through the waterway, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday, suggesting they won’t end anytime soon.
Mon, 7 September 2026
4 reports- bne IntelliNews02:17
Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have commenced doing ship-to-ship transfers outside the Strait of Hormuz for LNG cargoes.
- El País (Spain)03:25
El cierre de Ormuz y la subida en vertical del precio de los fletes extrema la competencia entre países y armadores por hacerse con flota propia. Un buque de segunda mano es hasta un 40% más caro que uno nuevo
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)05:06
Preuzeli su iransko-ruske metode sive flote i, uz niz drugih zaobilaznih pravaca za transport nafte, počeli nadmudrivati Teheran
- Bloomberg Politics15:45
A liquefied natural gas tanker, which loaded in Qatar early last month, is heading toward the Strait of Hormuz in what could be the first visible attempt to exit the crucial waterway since July.
Wed, 9 September 2026
1 report- Le Figaro (France)18:15
DÉCRYPTAGE - Le Koweït et le Qatar ont un besoin urgent de contourner le goulet pour exporter leurs ressources énergétiques.