The claim that Saudi Arabia has been diverting roughly 4 million barrels a day through its East-West pipeline has been refuted by multiple sources, including Facebook posts and a Reddit comment. In contrast, the claim that Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline network has a total design capacity of 7 million barrels per day is supported by sources such as the Wall Street Journal and Oil and Gas Middle East. The UAE is reportedly looking to build a new port and container terminal on its east coast, as supported by Facebook posts and news articles. However, the claim that the International Energy Agency said Saudi Arabia and the UAE are the only Gulf producers with operational crude pipelines capable of bypassing the Strait of Hormuz is unverifiable due to a lack of concrete evidence. Additionally, the claim that the International Energy Agency estimated 3.5 million to 5.5 million barrels a day of available capacity in pipelines capable of bypassing the Strait of Hormuz has been refuted by sources such as Forbes and Fortune. Lastly, the claim that Adam Posen said it could take 18 to 24 months for countries to develop enough pipelines, shipping routes, and other workarounds to reduce reliance on the Strait of Hormuz is also unverifiable due to the absence of any provided evidence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","bb_check_category":[4],"class_list":["post-57","bb_check","type-bb_check","status-publish","hentry","bb_check_category-politics"],"yoast_head":"\n