This statistic shows the volume of petroleum travelling through maritime oil chokepoints worldwide in 2016. At that time, the Strait of Hormuz was the most important strategic oil chokepoint worldwide, accounting for a volume of 18.5 million barrels of oil per day.
Volume of petroleum travelling through selected maritime trade routes worldwide in 2016 by trade route (in million barrels per day)
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Oil industry in ChinaEIA. (July 25, 2017). Volume of petroleum travelling through selected maritime trade routes worldwide in 2016 by trade route (in million barrels per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/733515/petroleum-volume-transported-through-global-maritime-oil-chokepoints/
EIA. "Volume of petroleum travelling through selected maritime trade routes worldwide in 2016 by trade route (in million barrels per day)." Chart. July 25, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/733515/petroleum-volume-transported-through-global-maritime-oil-chokepoints/
EIA. (2017). Volume of petroleum travelling through selected maritime trade routes worldwide in 2016 by trade route (in million barrels per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/733515/petroleum-volume-transported-through-global-maritime-oil-chokepoints/
EIA. "Volume of Petroleum Travelling through Selected Maritime Trade Routes Worldwide in 2016 by Trade Route (in Million Barrels per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/733515/petroleum-volume-transported-through-global-maritime-oil-chokepoints/
EIA, Volume of petroleum travelling through selected maritime trade routes worldwide in 2016 by trade route (in million barrels per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/733515/petroleum-volume-transported-through-global-maritime-oil-chokepoints/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Volume of petroleum travelling through selected maritime trade routes worldwide in 2016 by trade route (in million barrels per day) [Graph], EIA, July 25, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/733515/petroleum-volume-transported-through-global-maritime-oil-chokepoints/