National Security and energy security go hand in hand. To have national security a country must also have energy security. Oil dependent nations must have secure access to their necessary oil supply to keep the country running properly. Disturbances in the flow of oil out of the ground and into the hands of the consumers would have a catastrophic effect on global energy markets. Many states spend billions annually on energy security. A lot of that money goes into securing world oil chokepoints, to guarantee the continuous flow of oil into global markets. Global oil transit chokepoints are critical areas along the sea movement of petroleum in terms of the global energy security. Geographically, chokepoints are narrow channels that divide to
