Where Data Tells the Story
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What We’re Showing
This graphic highlights the world’s most important maritime oil chokepoints, showing how crude oil and petroleum liquids move through critical sea routes between 2020 and the first half of 2025. Volumes are measured in million barrels per day (mb/d) and illustrate how a handful of narrow waterways carry a large share of global energy trade.
Together, these routes reveal the geographic concentration of global oil transport-and how geopolitical tensions, wars, and disruptions can quickly reshape shipping patterns. The data is sourced from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Key Takeaways
Smaller chokepoints-including the Turkish Straits, Danish Straits, and Panama Canal-still play key regional roles, collectively supporting the global network of oil transport routes.