(Reuters) – When the missiles and drones eventually stop flying in the U.S.-Israeli air strikes against Iran, a new contest is likely to get underway: the scramble for contracts to rebuild damaged oil and gas infrastructure and restore shipping lanes – and influence – across the Middle East.
The destruction is not confined to Iran. At least 40 energy assets across nine countries in the Middle East have been “severely or very severely” damaged, with oil and gas fields, refineries and pipelines all expected to take some…
