Baghdad: Hormuz Strait mein Iran aur America ke beech badhte tanav aur naval blockade ke chalte Iraq ne apne oil export ko 3 guna tak badhane ka ambitious plan launch kiya hai. Iraq ki cabinet ne Kurdistan-Turkey pipeline ke zariye agle dhai mahine mein oil export ko 2.2 lakh barrel per day se badhakar 7.7 lakh barrel per day tak pahunchane ki yojana ko manzoori de di hai.
Iraq ki economy kaafi had tak oil export par nirbhar hai. Iran-Israel sangharsh aur Hormuz Strait mein paida hue sankat ke baad Iraq ke dakshini oil fields se export mein kaafi girawat dekhne ko mili hai. Is wajah se desh ki aay par bhi bada asar pada hai.
Naye plan ke tahat Iraq, Kirkuk aur Kurdistan ke oil fields se crude oil ko Turkey ke Mediterranean Sea par sthit Ceyhan Port tak pipeline ke zariye pahunchayega. Yeh route Iraq ke liye ek mahatvapurn alternative export corridor sabit ho sakta hai, jisse Hormuz Strait par nirbharata kam hogi.
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Pehle Iraq ne 5 lakh barrel prati din oil ko Kurdistan route se export karne ka lakshya rakha tha, lekin Hormuz Strait mein tanker movement rukne ke baad is target ko aur badha diya gaya hai.
Dusri taraf, United Arab Emirates (UAE) ne bhi ghoshna ki hai ki woh ek nai pipeline bana raha hai, jisse Hormuz Strait ko bypass karke oil supply duniya bhar tak pahunchayi ja sake.
Filhaal Hormuz Strait mein American warships ki tainati ke karan poore Middle East mein tanav bana hua hai. Energy market ke experts ka maanna hai ki agar yeh sankat lamba chalta hai, to global oil supply aur crude oil prices par iska bada prabhav dekhne ko mil sakta hai.
Key Highlights:
- Iraq oil export ko 2.2 lakh se 7.7 lakh barrel per day tak badhayega.
- Kurdistan-Turkey pipeline banegi mukhya export route.
- Hormuz Strait crisis se Iraq ki oil income par bada asar.
- UAE bhi Hormuz bypass pipeline par kaam kar raha hai.
- Middle East mein badhte tanav se global oil market chintit.