Iraq oil pipeline plan would take years to build, cost billions: Report

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1. Mon, 17 August 2026

   1 report
   • The Hill20:45first to report
     Iraq oil pipeline plan would take years to build, cost billions: 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...

2. Tue, 18 August 2026

   1 report
   • sputnikglobe.com03:59
     Iraq-Syria Pipeline Bypassing Hormuz Will Take Years, Billions to Rebuild

     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.

3. Sun, 23 August 2026

   1 report
   • krcu.org13:20
     Gulf countries race to build new oil pipelines as alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz

     A U.S. official says the Strait of Hormuz will be 'irrelevant' in two years. Energy experts disagree.

4. Thu, 27 August 2026

   3 reports
   • Le Monde English03:00
     Gulf countries seek new routes for 'black gold' to free themselves from the Strait of Hormuz

     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 pays du Golfe en quête de nouvelles routes de l’or noir pour s’émanciper du détroit d’Ormuz

     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 Restore 70% of Pre-War Oil Exports Through Hormuz

     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, ...

5. Fri, 28 August 2026

   4 reports
   • Japan Times03:18
     Hormuz oil flows rising as Gulf giants’ ramp-up gathers pace

     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
     Hormuz Tanker Traffic Drops Despite Recovery in Oil Flows

     Oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz are recovering despite volatile vessel traffic and fading hopes for a U.S.-Iran diplomatic breakthrough.

   • Google News - Top Stories09:00
     U.S. says pipelines will make Strait of Hormuz irrelevant. Energy experts disagree

     U.S. says pipelines will make Strait of Hormuz irrelevant. Energy experts disagree NPR See more headlines & perspectives on Google News

   • NPR News09:00
     U.S. says pipelines will make Strait of Hormuz irrelevant. Energy experts disagree

     Treasure Secretary Scott Bessent said oil pipelines will make Strait of Hormuz irrelevant in two years. Energy experts say that is unlikely to happen.

     2 reprints

     • wfdd.org28 Aug, 09:00their copy
     • wuky.org28 Aug, 09:00their copy
6. Mon, 31 August 2026

   2 reports
   • ibtimes.com10:31
     Gulf States Built Their Energy Trade Around The Strait Of Hormuz. Now They're Spending Billions To Bypass It.

     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
     Iran War Triggers Billions in New Oil Pipeline and Port Investment

     Gulf producers are accelerating alternative oil routes, including expanded pipelines through Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iraq, Syria and Turkey to bypass Hormuz.

7. Tue, 1 September 2026

   4 reports
   • Bloomberg Politics13:52edited after publishing
     Bessent Says Hormuz Will Be ‘Worthless’ as Oil Bypasses It

     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
     US Treasury chief claims Strait of Hormuz will be ‘worthless piece of water’ in 2 years

     Scott Bessent says oil will move through pipelines across land as countries seek to bypass strategic waterway

   • The Hill20:16
     Bessent predicts Strait of Hormuz will be 'worthless' in 2 years

     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
     Za dva roky bude z Hormuzského průlivu už jen bezcenný pás vody, tvrdí Bessent

     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.

8. Wed, 2 September 2026

   10 reports
   • iheart.com04:33
     Bessent: Strait Of Hormuz Will Be "Worthless" In Two Years

     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
     Bessent: Strait Of Hormuz Will Be "Worthless" In Two Years

     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
     Bessent: Strait Of Hormuz Will Be "Worthless" In Two Years

     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
     Bessent: Strait Of Hormuz Will Be "Worthless" In Two Years

     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
     Bessent: Strait Of Hormuz Will Be "Worthless" In Two Years

     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
     Bessent: Strait Of Hormuz Will Be "Worthless" In Two Years

     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
     Bessent: Strait Of Hormuz Will Be "Worthless" In Two Years

     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”

     Nowa taktyka USA w cieśninie Ormuz. „Tankowiec za tankowiec”

   • Anadolu Agency (AA)15:29
     Over 17M barrels of oil passed through Hormuz on Monday: US energy chief

     Volume marks highest daily flow through strategic waterway since conflict with Iran began

   • thenationalnews.com15:45edited after publishing
     Scott Bessent says the Strait of Hormuz will be ‘worthless’ in two years. Analysts disagree

     previouslyNew 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

9. Thu, 3 September 2026

   3 reports
   • Anadolu Agency (AA)04:37
     US forces escort 18M barrels of oil through Strait of Hormuz: Report

     Military strikes nearly 60 Iranian targets around waterway amid ongoing dispute

   • Al Jazeera English15:38
     How much oil is going through Hormuz? Why data doesn’t match US claims

     Trump says the US is helping around 30 ships cross the waterway daily, but ship-tracking data suggests it's fewer.

   • theepochtimes.com23:01
     Vance: Hormuz Traffic Nears Pre-War Levels; Vance, Rubio Tout New Foundry School to Revive American Manufacturing

     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...

10. Fri, 4 September 2026

    1 report
    • Axios09:30
      The coming verdict on Trump's Strait of Hormuz claims

      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...

11. Sun, 6 September 2026

    2 reports
    • Novinky (Czechia)13:05
      Sýrie se nabízí jako alternativa za Hormuzský průliv

      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 Energy Chief Says Navy to Defend Hormuz Until Iran Backs Down

      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.

12. Mon, 7 September 2026

    4 reports
    • bne IntelliNews02:17
      Qatar and UAE turn to ship-to-ship transfer outside Strait of Hormuz

      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
      Se busca petrolero, no importa el precio: el conflicto en el Golfo desata una feroz carrera empresarial y estratégica

      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
      Veliki preokret u Hormuškom tjesnacu. Mijenja se odnos snaga, izgleda da američka taktika konačno djeluje

      Preuzeli su iransko-ruske metode sive flote i, uz niz drugih zaobilaznih pravaca za transport nafte, počeli nadmudrivati Teheran

    • Bloomberg Politics15:45edited after publishing
      Qatar Exports First LNG Shipment Through Hormuz in Weeks

      previouslyLaden Qatari LNG Tanker Makes Rare Attempt to Exit Hormuz Strait

      A liquefied natural gas tanker that loaded in Qatar early last month has sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, the first visible exit of the country’s LNG via the waterway since July.

13. Wed, 9 September 2026

    1 report
    • Le Figaro (France)18:15
      Les pays du Golfe cherchent l’alternative à la fermeture du détroit d’Ormuz

      DÉCRYPTAGE - Le Koweït et le Qatar ont un besoin urgent de contourner le goulet pour exporter leurs ressources énergétiques.

14. Thu, 10 September 2026

    3 reports
    • baystreet.ca11:02
      Oil Breaks $100—and This Rally Has Legs

      For months, crude oil prices have been constrained by reports of improving tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Even after the June ceasefire between Iran and the United States collapsed, tankers moving in and out of Hormuz have been moving at rates ...

    • Le Monde (France)17:00
      Pour les marchés du pétrole, l’énigme du trafic dans un détroit d’Ormuz mi-ouvert mi-fermé

      Washington martèle que d’importants volumes d’or noir franchissent désormais le goulet maritime. Mais les transits restent perturbés par les attaques iraniennes et les prix du brut s’envolent à nouveau.

    • Vecernji list (Croatia)19:58
      Uvod u kaos: hutisti nadomak jednom od najosjetljivijih mjesta svjetske trgovine

      Hormuški tjesnac ozbiljno je pogođen američko-iranskim sukobom pa se otvara prostor za scenarij kojeg su se energetska tržišta dugo pribojavala

15. Fri, 11 September 2026

    1 report
    • Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)09:01
      Chiuso l’ultimo rubinetto del greggio: lo stretto di Bab el-Mandeb sotto controllo della milizia filo iraniana degli Houthi

      Lo stretto di Bab al-Mandeb finisce nelle mani degli Houthi, che puntano così a strozzare uno dei corridoi più importanti per l’economia mondiale, insieme a quello di Hormuz. Un colpo durissimo per l’Arabia Saudita, che dopo la chiusura di Hormuz aveva dirottato proprio su quel tratto gran parte del trasporto del suo greggio. I corrispondenti […] L'articolo Chiuso l’ultimo rubinetto del greggio: lo stretto di Bab el-Mandeb sotto controllo della milizia filo iraniana degli Houthi proviene da Il...

16. Sat, 12 September 2026

    4 reports
    • Le Monde (France)02:23
      L’Arabie saoudite ferme l’oléoduc Est-Ouest, voie de contournement au blocage du détroit d’Ormuz, après des attaques houthistes

      Depuis le début de la guerre au Moyen-Orient, Riyad a accru le recours à cet oléoduc, qui relie Abqaïq, près du Golfe, au port de Yanbou, sur la mer Rouge, pour contourner le verrouillage du détroit d’Ormuz par l’Iran.

    • Novinky (Czechia)06:06
      USA omezily čas pro ochranu lodí v Hormuzském průlivu

      Spojené státy vyzvaly posádky a provozovatele tankerů, aby k proplouvání Hormuzským průlivem využívali vyhrazené časy, a zajistili si tak americkou vojenskou ochranu. V sobotu o tom informoval list Financial Times (FT) s tím, že USA omezily ochranu plavidel v úžině na dvě časová okna.

    • 24sata (Croatia)06:40
      Amerikanci uvode ‘sigurne sate’ za tankere kroz Hormuz: Iran pojačao napade noću

      Američka mornarica tankerima je odredila dva dnevna termina u kojima im može pružiti vojnu zaštitu. Promet kroz tjesnac naglo je pao, iako njime prolazi oko petine svjetske opskrbe naftom i ukapljenim plinom

    • Tagesschau (Germany)17:31
      Droht der nächste Ölpreis-Schock?

      Erst die Straße von Hormus, nun die Meerenge Bab al-Mandab und eine beschädigte Pipeline. Der größte Ölexporteur der Welt, Saudi-Arabien, hat eine Reihe von Problemen. Wie entwickelt sich der Ölpreis? Welche Folgen hat das für Deutschland?