Chokepoint Daily Transit (EIA)
20.9M bpd
#1 Global Maritime Chokepoint
~21% Global Petroleum Liquids~30% Global LNG Trade
🌐 Strategic Chokepoint Spatial Intelligence · SmartView Engine
Strait of Hormuz Oil & Gas Chokepoint Map
Live geospatial intelligence tracking the world's most critical petroleum bottleneck (~21M bpd / 21% of global petroleum consumption), offshore platform clusters, bypass trunklines (ADCOP, Goreh-Jask), bunkering hubs, and Dubai/Oman benchmark pricing.
Key Bottleneck Benchmarks
Dubai / Oman Crude (Live)
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Named Wells & Platforms
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Offshore Platforms & Wells
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Bypass Pipelines & Grid
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ADCOP & Goreh-Jask Corridors
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Major Downstream & Loading Hubs
Interactive Spatial Explorer & Regional Analytics
Charts and counters dynamically extract vector features rendered inside the active map viewport. Excludes Unnamed, blank, or null records to ensure authenticated infrastructure visualization.
📐 Largest Named Blocks by Area Area_Km2 (km²)
Named concession blocks in the Hormuz / Gulf region, divided into Production Fields vs. Exploration Fields. Ranked by Area_Km2.
⚡ Infrastructure Breakdown 0 valid assets
Distribution of verified named infrastructure around the Strait of Hormuz.
🏢 Leading Operating Companies
Operating entities parsed from the company attribute across valid entities (ADNOC, Saudi Aramco, NIOC, QatarEnergy, OQ).
📊 Petroleum Transit Volume (EIA)
Daily maritime transit volume through Hormuz (M bpd) · Crude & refined products.
🛢️ Regional Benchmarks vs. Global Crudes
Live spot quotes comparison (USD/bbl) reflecting Middle East sour crude market dynamics.
Strait of Hormuz: Strategic Geopolitics & Architecture
- The Strait of Hormuz Bottleneck
- Separating Iran from Oman and the UAE, the strait is only 21 miles wide at its narrowest point, with the commercial shipping lane comprising two 2-mile-wide channels separated by a 2-mile buffer zone. It represents the single most critical transit lane for global crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG).
- Bypass Pipelines: Mitigating Chokepoint Vulnerability
- Key overland routes circumventing Hormuz include the ADCOP (Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline) running 360 km from Habshan to the Port of Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman (~1.5M bpd capacity), and Iran's Goreh-Jask pipeline (~1,000 km, ~300k–1M bpd target capacity) exiting outside the Persian Gulf.
- Major Upstream Centers Feeding the Chokepoint
- Over 80% of crude passing Hormuz originates from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the UAE, Kuwait, and Iran, heading primarily toward Asian destinations (China, India, Japan, South Korea).
- Fujairah Bunkering & Storage Hub
- Located immediately south of the Strait on the Gulf of Oman, Fujairah ranks among the world's premier bunkering and independent oil storage terminals, allowing vessel loading without entering the congested Persian Gulf waters.
Dubai / Oman Marker & Pricing Structure
The Middle East benchmark complex is anchored by Dubai and Oman crudes (~31° API, medium sour), which serve as the pricing reference for billions of barrels of Persian Gulf crude sold on long-term contracts to Asia-Pacific refiners.
Data Quality & Clean Filtering
To eliminate mapping artifacts and ensure clean executive metrics, all spatial features flagged as Unnamed, null, undefined, or blank in concession and well attributes are strictly excluded from calculations and visualizations.
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