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Getting to Know the World’s Oil Transit Chokepoints

Oil • Economy

Mar 26, 2026

Research & Text: Shaza Al Muzayen
Editor: Sakina Mohamed

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March 26, 2026 (Bernama) -- A few narrow sea routes carry an outsized share of the world’s oil and gas trade. From the Strait of Hormuz to the Cape of Good Hope, here is a quick guide to the world’s key oil transit chokepoints, where they are, and why they matter.

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