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Aramco begins restoring half capacity

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Saudi Aramco began repairing the strategic East–West oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia after drone attacks, aiming first to restore roughly half its capacity while full repairs could take longer.

Reposted by David Darmofal

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Saudi Arabia is seeking to return about half the capacity of its cross-country oil pipeline within days after the link was halted last week following drone attacks www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Saudis Seek to Resume Half of Key Oil Pipeline Within Days
Saudi Arabia is seeking to return about half the capacity of its cross-country oil pipeline within days after the link was halted last week following drone attacks, a person familiar with the matter s...
www.bloomberg.com
September 16, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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Global Oil Prices Could Hit Highest Levels in Months After Saudi Pipeline Attacks www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
Global Oil Prices Could Hit Highest Levels in Months After Saudi Pipeline Attacks
Prolonged restrictions on exports could push oil prices even higher.
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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Rapid Houthi advances in Yemen pose massive strategic risks for Saudi Arabia in the Gulf
Rapid Houthi advances in Yemen pose massive strategic risks for Saudi Arabia in the Gulf
Not only has it all but unraveled a 2022 truce but the seizure of territory next to the Red Sea has further threatened Saudi energy exports
dlvr.it
September 17, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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"The world could lose 120 million barrels of crude if the East-West Pipeline is offline for a month, according to estimates from Kpler."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
Global Oil Prices Could Hit Highest Levels in Months After Saudi Pipeline Attacks
Prolonged restrictions on exports could push oil prices even higher.
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2026 at 9:06 PM

Reposted by Marc Lynch

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The impacts of the Iran war will intensify in the form of huge jumps in the prices of gasoline and diesel, analysts predict.

Attacks on Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline threaten to elevate what had been a shipping crisis into a broader disruption of oil.
Analysts predict gas price jump, long disruption from damaged pipeline
The forecast of economic impacts beyond November’s midterms contrast with the Trump administration’s optimistic messaging.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 16, 2026 at 8:30 PM

Reposted by Aaron Sojourner

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AP: “.. the Saudis have asked France, Britain, Pakistan and Egypt to deploy air-defense support to the region ..

.. because Saudi Arabia’s main ally and arms supplier, the United States, has seen its own stock of interceptors dwindle ..”

@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/yeme...
September 17, 2026 at 12:52 AM