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Apart from Hormuz, which are world's major oil transit chokepoints?
short by Garima Garg / on Monday, 16 March, 2026
Over 26% of global maritime oil trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman/UAE. This is less than the 29.1% via the Strait of Malacca between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Other key routes include Cape of Good Hope (11.4%), Suez Canal (6.1%), Danish Straits (6.1%), Bab el-Mandeb (5.3%), and Turkish Straits (4.6%).
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