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US pitches USD 10 bn Gulf reconstruction fund as Qatar pushes back on the “worthless Hormuz” thesis
US’ Bessent says Hormuz will be worthless in two years. Qatar’s Kaabi says it will never be obsolete.
Iraq looks to end reliance on Hormuz and Iranian gas with pipelines and new power generation projects
An agreement with Siemens covers combined-cycle and thermal plants burning fuel sources available in Iraq
The GCC is building for a post-Hormuz world
UAE is expanding pipelines and overseas capacity, whereas Saudi is looking at land bypasses
Iraq is readying a newly rehabilitated pipeline that could boost its stalled exports
AND: UAE’s real estate sector saw a slowdown in March transactions, but real impact will be clearer in April
MENA oil exporters search for sustainable rerouting alternatives
In an ideal world, energy exporters in the region would cooperate to establish a redundant network of pipelines