blockage
Example Sentences
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About 20% of the world’s oil transits through the waterway between Oman and Iran, and Sinopec said the route’s blockage poses significant challenges to its operations.
NIW said it had not been made aware of any issues in the River Strule, but that blockages could add to pollution incidents urging people to be mindful.
From BBC
Saudi Arabia has pipelines that allow it to partly circumvent the blockage by routing crude across the peninsula to the Red Sea port of Yanbu.
The blockage has caused a dramatic rise in the price of oil and gas prices, triggering turbulence in the financial markets.
From BBC
The blockage has led global oil prices to skyrocket, as about 20% of the world's oil travels through the passage.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
