Question

Saudi Arabia is the largest exporter of crude oil in the world and supplies destinations in North and South America, South East Asia, and Europe. Write a report outlining the alternative sea trade routes that can be used by crude oil tankers moving cargo from Ras Tanura Port to the various destinations of consumption mentioned above. Take into consideration capacity of ships and route constraints.

Answer 1

Ras Tanura port is considered as one of the biggest of Saudi's oil giant Aramco. The oil from this port to Europe and America is going through Persian gulf and then gulf of Oman to red sea through the Gulf of Aden or Bab-al-Mandab and through the Suez Canal. It was easy to transport oil to North America or Europe. And for South America, this route is also good and another route is from the cape of good hope and for Southeast Asia is going through the Gulf of Oman to Indian ocean through the Arabian sea and then to the strait of Malacca from Andaman sea.