Saudi Arabia Halts Key Oil Pipeline Following Drone Attack from Iraq

Saudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea shipping - Reuters

Saudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea shipping  Reuters

Saudi Arabia shuts key oil pipeline after drone attack launched from Iraq

Iraq removes a military commander and opens investigations into the attack that came from an area bordering Iran.

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Ship operators already faced severe risks in navigating the region, and now the danger is higher as Houthi militias assert control in the Red Sea.

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Saudi Arabia Shuts Down Pipeline That Was a Crucial Hormuz Bypass - WSJ

Saudi Arabia Shuts Down Pipeline That Was a Crucial Hormuz Bypass  WSJ

Saudi Arabia shuts East-West pipeline that bypasses Hormuz after attacks

Move is likely to put further momentum behind fast-rising oil prices

Satellite image shows critical Saudi pipeline damaged in drone attack

Saudi Arabia has shut its East-West oil pipeline after a drone attack. Riyadh says the attack originated in Iraq.

Saudi Arabian oil pipeline system hit by projectiles triggering fires - CNN

Saudi Arabian oil pipeline system hit by projectiles triggering fires  CNN

The Saudi Pipeline Attacks Just Redefined Middle East Oil Risk - Barron's

The Saudi Pipeline Attacks Just Redefined Middle East Oil Risk  Barron's

Saudi pipeline that bypasses Hormuz shut after attacks

Saudi Arabia said it closed its East-West oil pipeline, a key alternative route to the Strait of Hormuz, following multiple attacks on Thursday. The conduit was shut as a precautionary measure, the Ministry of Energy said on Friday in a post on social media. The attacks caused several injuries and emergency teams are taking steps to secure the pipeline and assess its safety, the ministry said. Fighting has intensified across the Middle East in recent days. Yemen-based Houthis said they target...

By Bloomberg

The Houthis have opened a new front in the Middle East oil war that’s pushing up prices

A Red Sea crisis deepens as the Saudi East-West pipeline is shut down and the Houthis grab effective control of the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

By Claudia Assis

‘These waters aren’t safe’: New oil supply fears as Houthis seize key island, Saudi pipeline attacked

If Yemen’s Houthis gain control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, their backer Iran could gain a critical advantage in its war with the US, reducing supplies through a second major corridor and further raising oil prices.

By Mohammed Ghobari, Eman Abouhassira, Yasmine Ghania

Oil prices dive on signs of Hormuz diplomacy while Saudi Arabia is left hanging in fight against an Iranian ally threatening crude’s other chokepoint

Foreign ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council—which is comprised of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman—will meet their Iranian counterpart on Monday.

By Jason Ma

Saudi sought US military help as Houthis upped threat: Report

Saudi Arabia says Iraqi drones forced oil pipeline closure - The Straits Times

Saudi Arabia says Iraqi drones forced oil pipeline closure  The Straits Times

Saudi Arabia closes East-West oil pipeline after attacks in Riyadh, Madinah: ‘precautionary measure’

Saudi Arabia shut the East-West oil pipeline after multiple attacks in Riyadh and Madinah injured several people, calling the closure a precautionary measure.

Saudi Arabia says Iraqi drones forced temporary closure of crucial oil pipeline

Saudi authorities said on Friday drones launched from Iraq led to the temporary closure of a crucial oil export route used to bypass the lockdown of the Strait of Hormuz. Riyadh has increased its use of the East-West pipeline, which links Abqaiq, near the Gulf, to the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea, since the start of the Middle East war to bypass the closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran. The Saudi foreign ministry condemned “the targeting of the East–West pipeline in the Riyadh and Medina r...

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Saudis shut down oil, Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea

Saudi Arabia has shut down its east-west pipeline after the vital oil conduit came under aerial attack in the widening Middle East war.

Saudi Arabia says drones from Iraq hit East-West oil pipeline, suspends exports - Moneycontrol.com

Saudi Arabia says drones from Iraq hit East-West oil pipeline, suspends exports  Moneycontrol.com

Saudi Shuts Down Major Oil Pipeline Amid Fighting With Yemen's Houthis

The shutdown comes as Houthi rebels in Yemen have seized coastal territory near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, threatening Saudi oil exports through a key shipping lanes.

Turkey's foreign minister discusses attacks on Saudi Arabia with Saudi counterpart, source says

Last month, NATO member Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan signed a joint defense agreement that includes a mutual defense clause similar to NATO's Article 5.

Saudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea shipping

Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West pipeline after the vital oil conduit came under aerial attack in the widening Middle East war. The world’s largest crude oil exporter temporarily closed the pipeline after a drone attack that both Baghdad and Riyadh said had originated in Iraq, where Iranian-backed militias operate. Iraq dismissed a military […]

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Saudi shuts pipeline that was vital Hormuz bypass as new front opens in Middle East war

Middle East conflict: Saudi Arabia shuts pipeline after attacks as Houthis seize Yemen's Red Sea coast, Iran to discuss Hormuz

Gulf, Muslim organizations rally behind Saudi Arabia after pipeline attack - Arab News

Gulf, Muslim organizations rally behind Saudi Arabia after pipeline attack  Arab News

Saudi oil output plunges to lowest since 1990 amid fallout from US-Iran war

Saudi Arabia tells OPEC its production fell by 1.9 million barrels per day from 8.1 million barrels per day in July

By Anadolu Agency

Saudi Arabia says drones launched from Iraq hit East-West pipeline, holds off on retaliation - The Star

Saudi Arabia says drones launched from Iraq hit East-West pipeline, holds off on retaliation  The Star

Tehran’s miscalculation may come back to haunt it in Yemen

As tensions rise again in Yemen, the real story is not simply one playing out between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia. The latest developments reported by Reuters in an exclusive stor...

Iraq removes Maysan operations commander after attacks on Saudi Arabia

BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ali Al-Zaidi ordered the removal of the commander of Maysan Operations Command after authorities established that attacks targeting Saudi Arabia were launched from a location inside the southern Iraqi province.Al-Zaidi also ordered the formation of an investigative council into the Maysan Operations Command, according to Sabah Al-Numan, spokesperson for the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces.The move followed ...

By Saudi Gazette

Saudi Arabia says Iraq-launched drones hit pipeline, Baghdad opens probe - Rudaw

Saudi Arabia says Iraq-launched drones hit pipeline, Baghdad opens probe  Rudaw

Pakistan warns Iran on Houthi attacks - Qatar Tribune

Pakistan warns Iran on Houthi attacks  Qatar Tribune

CENTCOM chief said to have traveled to Saudi Arabia

United States Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Brad Cooper traveled to Saudi Arabia yesterday for "urgent" meetings over the situation in the Middle East, Axios reported on Friday.