Oil loading at the Saudi port of Yanbu on the Red Sea has been halted following the weekend strike on the East-West pipeline, Israeli media reports. The disruption affects a critical export terminal for Saudi crude.
Oil loading at Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port of Yanbu has been suspended following the weekend attack on the East-West pipeline, Israeli media reported Tuesday. The pipeline, which carries crude from the Eastern Province to Yanbu, was struck by drones over the weekend, causing damage and a temporary shutdown. The halt at Yanbu — a critical export terminal for Saudi crude — is the latest disruption to the kingdom's energy infrastructure amid a series of attacks attributed to Iranian-backed forces. As The Zioneer has reported, the pipeline has been targeted repeatedly in recent weeks, including multiple drone strikes from Iraq. It remains unclear when loading operations will resume, and whether the halt will affect global oil supplies. Saudi authorities have not yet commented on the Yanbu suspension.
3 developments
- DevelopingUS State Department: Iraq, Syria sign agreement to restore oil pipeline
- StrongUS Energy Secretary acknowledges Iran has not reopened Hormuz; oil tankers rely on US Navy
- StrongSaudi Arabia says strike retaliates for drone attacks on oil facilities, warns of response to any aggression
- ConfirmedRubio: Saudi Arabia seeks 'peaceful, civil nuclear programme'
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