From Syria to UAE, the race to bypass Strait of Hormuz is on

From Syria to UAE, the race to bypass Strait of Hormuz is on Submitted by Sean Mathews on Wed, 07/22/2026 - 18:46 A Houthi blockade against Saudi Arabian shipping underscores how new pipelines and export routes remain vulnerable A handout picture provided by energy giant Saudi Aramco shows one of its engineers at Yanbu refinery in Saudi Arabia's Medina province, on 16 January 2011 (Joe Lynch/Saudi Aramco/AFP) Off The Middle East is entering a pipeline-building boom from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea and the Gulf