# East-West oil pipeline

Type: Company

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## Recent coverage (3 stories)

### Saudi Oil Halt: 1,200 km Pipeline Closure Strains Global Supply Chains
2026-09-12 13:38:00 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

A drone attack has forced the precautionary shutdown of Saudi Arabia's 1,200 km East-West pipeline, eliminating a major land route for crude to the Red Sea. With the Strait of Hormuz already closed since March, supply chain managers face compounded disruption in already tight global oil logistics.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/supply-saudi-pipeline-closure-oil-supply-chain

### Saudi Pipeline Halt Strands 5M bpd of Crude Exports
2026-09-12 06:32:32 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

The East-West pipeline, carrying up to 7 million barrels per day to Red Sea port Yanbu, has shut after drone strikes. Supply chain operators must now reprice risk across Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb, the two chokepoints framing Saudi crude exports.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/saudi-pipeline-halt-strands-5m-bpd-crude-exports

### Houthi Seizure Puts 20% Global Oil Trade at Risk at Bab el-Mandeb
2026-09-11 19:37:40 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

The Houthi advance to Perim Island and Dhubab extends their interdiction radius across the Bab el-Mandeb, forcing logistics planners to reevaluate Red Sea routing after the closure of Hormuz cut a fifth of oil and LNG flows.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/houthis-bab-el-mandeb-supply-chain-disruption

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