Well, the Suez canal is optional, and comes at a cost just to use it. When the cost of fuel is low, you might opt for the long route. But there's definitely di

Well, the Suez canal is optional, and comes at a cost just to use it. When the cost of fuel is low, you might opt for the long route. But there's definitely discontinuities that emerge when the option is taken away -- oil refineries lose supply, which increases the cost of fuel, which makes the long way more expensive.