Saudi Arabia shuts down key oil pipeline after drone attacks from Iraq
Riyadh blames militants in Iraq for attacking the East-West pipeline, a critical export route used to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
Saudi Arabia has shut down a critical oil pipeline after accusing militants in Iraq of launching drone attacks on the export route. The 745-mile East-West pipeline, which runs from Abqaiq near the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, is a key alternative export route used to bypass potential closures of the Strait of Hormuz.
The shutdown comes as Saudi Arabia has increasingly relied on the pipeline since the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran. The kingdom is the world's largest crude oil exporter.
Sources
- Saudi Arabia shuts down key oil pipeline, blaming drones from Iraq — The Guardian — World
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