Saudi Arabia plans to restore half of pipeline capacity
Sources have reported that Saudi Aramco is working to repair a damaged section of the East-West pipeline after it was halted last week due to drone attacks. The goal is to restore half of its capacity within a few days, with full recovery expected in approximately six weeks. The pipeline, which stretches across the Arabian Peninsula for 1,200 kilometers, is a major source of oil transportation and a vital corridor for enhancing Saudi Arabia’s supplies and bypassing the Strait of Hormuz amid security threats and attacks on regional energy facilities. The damage to the pipeline has threatened oil exports, which previously reached seven million barrels per day. Export levels then dropped to about three million barrels in August—a nine-year low. Since that time, Saudi Arabia has begun compensating for the lost volumes by increasing oil sales to Asian markets and suspending some European exports.
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