From Syria to UAE, the race to bypass Strait of Hormuz is on

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A Houthi blockade against Saudi Arabian shipping underscores how new pipelines and export routes remain vulnerable A handout picture provided by energy giant Saudi Aramco shows one of its engineers at Yanbu refinery in Saudi Arabia's Medina province, on 16 January 2011 (Joe Lynch/Saudi Aramco/AFP) Off The Middle East is entering a pipeline-building boom from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Oman, as Arab oil producers rush to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran is fighting to