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Strategic global chokepoints and volumes of oil transported

Around 70% of global oil demand and more than 90% of seaborne oil trade pass through seven strategic chokepoints in different parts of the world and the Cape of Good Hope.

Murat Usubali

15 September 2026•Update: 15 September 2026

Strategic global chokepoints and volumes of oil transported

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