The race to build an escape route around Hormuz

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By Curzio ResearchJuly 16, 2026

Iraq is studying a new western oil corridor that would bypass the Strait of Hormuz and deliver crude directly to the Mediterranean. The project remains years away—but it reveals where billions in energy infrastructure investment could flow next.

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