Iraq's Oil Collapse Sparks Race For New Export Routes
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Iraq's oil production has collapsed to 1.39 million bpd following a Strait of Hormuz blockade, forcing Baghdad into a desperate scramble to revive northern export pipelines through Turkey. The supply disruption tightens global crude markets while simultaneously elevating geopolitical risk premiums and spotlighting pipeline infrastructure plays in the region.
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Wrong ifOPEC+ spare capacity deployment by Saudi Arabia or UAE could offset Iraqi losses within days, collapsing the risk premium; a diplomatic de-escalation of the Hormuz blockade would be the single biggest trade killer here.
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