Basra to Aqaba Pipeline
Sector: Oil and Gas • Location: Basra, Iraq and Jordan
Source: Megaproject
A proposed 1 million barrels per day pipeline to ship crude from Basra, Iraq to Jordan's Red Sea port of Aqaba, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz. First proposed in the 1980s and approved in principle in 2022, the project remains stalled by cost, security, and political hurdles.
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Oil and Gas, Seaport
- Location
- Basra, Iraq and Jordan
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Megaproject
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Original status | planned |
Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description
Description | A proposed 1 million barrels per day pipeline to ship crude from Basra, Iraq to Jordan's Red Sea port of Aqaba, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz. First proposed in the 1980s and approved in principle in 2022, the project remains stalled by cost, security, and political hurdles. |
Original sector | oil & gas |
Location
Country | Iraq and Jordan |
City | Basra |
Source
Source | Megaproject |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Oil and Gas, Seaport |
Article published date | 2026-04-30 |
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