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Russia in talks to ship oil via Azeri pipeline

Russia is in talks with Azerbaijan to reverse an oil pipeline to ship Russian oil to Europe via Turkey after using it for years to export Azeri oil to Europe via Russia, an Azeri oil executive said on Monday. The move comes as a BP-led pipeline from Azerbaijan to Turkey is being used at only […]

Chokepoints: Strait of Hormuz

Located between Oman and Iran, the Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The Strait of Hormuz is the world’s most important oil chokepoint due to its daily oil flow of about 17 million bbl/d in 2011. Flows throught the Strait in 2011 were roughly 35 percent […]