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Middle East oil chokepoints and bypass pipelines

Click chokepoint rings, blue pipeline corridors, or major terminal markers to inspect how the Suez, Hormuz, and Bab al-Mandab gateways connect to regional bypass infrastructure.

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20.2 millionCombined chokepoint flow

Sum of the three benchmark transit bottlenecks highlighted in the supplied map.

4Bypass pipelines

Overland crude routes that reduce some dependence on Suez or Hormuz.

5Major terminals shown

Named gateways anchor the highlighted bypass network across the region.

Middle East oil chokepoints and bypass pipelinesRegional map showing the Suez Canal, Strait of Hormuz, and Bab al-Mandab with major bypass pipelines and terminals.MediterraneanSeaRedSeaPersianGulfGulf ofOmanGulf of AdenArabianSeaEgyptIsraelJordanSaudiArabiaKwt.QatarUAEOmanIranIraqYemenSyriaLebanonAFRICAASIASumedpipelineEast-West pipelineHabshanpipelineEilat-NegbapipelineAin SokhnaYanbuRas TanuraKharg IslandJaskStrait of Hormuz13.2 million b/doil transit (2025*)Suez Canal4.1 million b/doil transit (2025*)Bab al-Mandab2.9 million b/doil transit (2025*)
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Chokepoints

Double rings mark the three benchmark transit bottlenecks in the supplied regional map.

Pipelines

Blue lines highlight overland bypass routes such as Sumed, East-West, and Habshan.

Terminals

Orange triangles identify major export or transfer terminals tied to the bypass network.

Date2025 benchmarkChokepoints3Pipelines4