Iraq revives Syria oil pipeline plan to diversify export routes
The project would provide Iraq with a second direct Mediterranean export route, reducing its reliance on Gulf shipping lanes and the disruption-prone Iraq-Turkey pipeline
The Nahr Bin Umar refinery in Basra, Iraq. (Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Iraq is reviving plans to build a new oil pipeline through Syria to the Mediterranean Sea as part of a series of measures aimed at diversifying its crude export routes away from the Strait of Hormuz.
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