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Alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz

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  • Dagobert L. Brito
  • Eytan Sheshinski

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In this paper we study the cost of adding additional capacity to transport oil from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to the Red Sea. If this capacity is obtained by adding power to the existing pipelines, the cost would increase by approximately 14 cents per barrel, but would require large capital expenditures. If this capacity is obtained by using Drag Reduction Agents, the cost would increase by 25 to 65 cents per barrel with minor capital expenditures. Since Arabian oil is inframarginal, these increased costs should have no impact on the supply of oil.

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  • Dagobert L. Brito & Eytan Sheshinski, 1998. "Alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz," The Energy Journal, , vol. 19(2), pages 135-147, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:enejou:v:19:y:1998:i:2:p:135-147
    DOI: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol19-No2-9
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    Keywords

    Oil Supply; Strait of Hormuz; oil pipelines; drag reduction agents (DRA);
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    • F0 - International Economics - - General

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