Saudi Arabia shuts down key East-West oil pipeline after drone attacks launched from Iraq

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Saudi Arabia shuts down key East-West oil pipeline after drone attacks launched from Iraq

⚡ Markets: Removes a key alternative route for Saudi oil exports, making markets more vulnerable to disruptions at Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab. Strongly bullish for crude oil prices.BrentWTIAramco

Saudi Arabia has preemptively shut down its vital East-West Pipeline (Petroline) after multiple pump stations were struck by drones reportedly launched from Iraqi territory. The pipeline is a critical route for Saudi oil exports, allowing them to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, and its closure compounds global energy supply fears.

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Financial pressOilPrice — Saudi Arabia’s Critical Oil Bypass Comes Under Threat

Financial pressOilPrice — Drone Strikes Hit Saudi Arabia’s Vital East-West Oil Pipeline

West RightZeroHedge — US Officials Confirm Saudi East-West Pipeline Attacked By Drones, Badly Damaged

RegionalClarín — Alerta en el mercado del crudo: Arabia Saudita cerró un oleoducto estratégico tras una serie de ataques que dejó varios heridos

RegionalTimes of Israel — Saudi Arabia says it temporarily shuttered vital oil pipeline due to attacks

RegionalAnadolu Agency — Saudi Arabia shuts East-West Pipeline after multiple attacks, injuries

RegionalThe Straits Times — Oil pipeline hit by drones launched from Iraq, says Saudi Arabia

RegionalYnetnews — Saudi Arabia shuts strategic oil pipeline as Gulf States seek a way out

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