Saudi East-West pipeline outage threatens ~4% of global oil supply
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Drone attacks forced Saudi Arabia to shut its East-West oil pipeline on Sep 11; Yanbu stocks can support exports only about five to seven days without a restart, traders told Reuters, with repair estimates ranging from sooner to five–six weeks. Underwriters on Gulf crude, Red Sea logistics, and political-violence covers should treat Hormuz-bypass dependency as a standing BI and accumulation question when the alternate route itself is offline. | Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/saudi-pipeline-outage-threatens-loss-4-global-oil-supply-2026-09-13/