{"id":2144879,"date":"2026-09-14T12:43:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2144879"},"modified":"2026-09-14T12:43:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:43:57","slug":"saudi-pipeline-shutdown-threatens-oil-exports-to-europe-and-asia-as-kingdom-relies-on-stored-supplies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2144879","title":{"rendered":"Saudi pipeline shutdown threatens oil exports to Europe and Asia as kingdom relies on stored supplies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/24\/46\/1200x675_cmsv2_149ce1a2-7657-5a30-9817-feeb16881cde-9912446.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2925730-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2925730\" data-cid=\"9913486\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure 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o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspMohamed Elashi\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1789379959\">\n                    Published on                 <time datetime=\"2026-09-14 11:59:19 +02:00\">14\/09\/2026 &#8211; 11:59 GMT+2<\/time><span class=\"c-article-publication-date__bullet\">\u2022<\/span>Updated<br \/>\n                                     <time datetime=\"14:43\">14:43<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label 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loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment-popup__content__embed_container u-display-none\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment-popup__content__embed__tooltip\"><br \/>\n                            Copy\/paste the article video embed link below:<br \/>\n                        <\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment-popup__content__embed u-display-flex\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/icon-copy-to-clipboard.svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Copy to clipboard\" class=\"u-cursor-pointer js-c-article-share-comment-copy\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment-popup__content__embed--success-copied u-display-none js-c-article-share-comment-video-embed-success-link-copied\"><br \/>\n                                Copied<br \/>\n                            <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        The pipeline disruption comes as Gulf oil exports have already fallen sharply and shipping routes face further threats. With no restart date announced, the impact on deliveries to Europe and Asia depends on how long the shutdown lasts.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>Saudi Arabia is relying on stored oil to maintain exports after drone attacks shut its East-West pipeline, threatening deliveries to buyers in Europe and Asia.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Saudi Arabia\u2019s energy ministry announced the shutdown on Friday as a precaution, after the pipeline was attacked in the Riyadh and Medina regions last Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>It said emergency and technical teams were securing the pipeline and checking its safety.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi and Iraqi authorities said the drone attack originated in Iraq. The ministry\u2019s announcement did not say when pumping would resume or give a full account of the damage.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi oil buyers and traders quoted in reports published on Sunday estimated that a prolonged shutdown could put at risk around 4 million barrels a day, or about 4% of global oil supply.<\/p>\n<p>They estimated that oil stored at the Red Sea port of Yanbu could keep exports going for five to seven days. Saudi authorities have not confirmed either estimate.<\/p>\n<p>The effect on deliveries will depend on how quickly pumping resumes and how much stored oil is available.<\/p>\n<p>Brent crude futures rose around 3% in early trading on Monday following further attacks on energy facilities and shipping in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<h2>A route around Hormuz<\/h2>\n<p>The roughly 1,200km pipeline carries oil from eastern Saudi Arabia to Yanbu on the west coast. It allows exports to leave through the Red Sea without tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Aramco said in May that it had increased pumping through the pipeline to its maximum capacity of 7 million barrels a day during the first quarter, helping maintain exports while shipping through Hormuz was disrupted.<\/p>\n<p>The pipeline also supplies refineries on Saudi Arabia\u2019s west coast, so its capacity is not the same as the amount exported.<\/p>\n<p>The shutdown does not mean global oil supplies immediately fall by 7 million barrels a day. Tankers can still load oil stored near export terminals, but those supplies will run down unless more oil arrives.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\" id=\"abe-article-related-1\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Qatar and UAE say Gulf cannot rely on US alone for region&#8217;s security<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Oil surges past $108 as Hormuz attack and Saudi pipeline shutdown rattle markets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Deliveries to Europe and Asia<\/h2>\n<p>From Yanbu, tankers heading to Europe can sail north through the Red Sea towards the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean. Egypt\u2019s SUMED pipeline offers another route, carrying oil between the Red Sea and Mediterranean coasts.<\/p>\n<p>The direct sea route to Asia runs south through Bab el-Mandeb, the narrow passage between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and then towards the Indian Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>That route faces a separate threat from Yemen\u2019s Houthis, who have seized Perim Island in the passage and the country&#8217;s Red Sea coast, effectively taking control of the strait.<\/p>\n<p>Tankers heading to Asia could instead sail north through Suez and then around Africa, but the journey would be much longer. Changing a tanker\u2019s route does not solve the problem of getting oil to Yanbu.<\/p>\n<p>The International Energy Agency said in its September oil market report that stored oil supplies worldwide had fallen by 507 million barrels since February, including 95 million barrels in August alone.<\/p>\n<p>The agency estimated Gulf oil exports at around 13 million barrels a day in August, nearly half their pre-war level. It also reported sharply higher diesel prices in Europe and Asia as disruptions reduced fuel supplies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  Oil surges past $108 as Hormuz attack and Saudi pipeline shutdown 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pipeline was attacked in the Riyadh and Medina regions last Thursday.It said emergency and technical teams were securing the pipeline and checking its safety.Saudi and Iraqi authorities said the drone attack originated in Iraq. The ministry\u2019s announcement did not say when pumping would resume or give a full account of the damage.Saudi oil buyers and traders quoted in reports published on Sunday estimated that a prolonged shutdown could put at risk around 4 million barrels a day, or about 4% of global oil supply.They estimated that oil stored at the Red Sea port of Yanbu could keep exports going for five to seven days. Saudi authorities have not confirmed either estimate.The effect on deliveries will depend on how quickly pumping resumes and how much stored oil is available.Brent crude futures rose around 3% in early trading on Monday following further attacks on energy facilities and shipping in the Middle East.A route around HormuzThe roughly 1,200km pipeline carries oil from eastern Saudi Arabia to Yanbu on the west coast. It allows exports to leave through the Red Sea without tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz.Aramco said in May that it had increased pumping through the pipeline to its maximum capacity of 7 million barrels a day during the first quarter, helping maintain exports while shipping through Hormuz was disrupted.The pipeline also supplies refineries on Saudi Arabia\u2019s west coast, so its capacity is not the same as the amount exported.The shutdown does not mean global oil supplies immediately fall by 7 million barrels a day. Tankers can still load oil stored near export terminals, but those supplies will run down unless more oil arrives.Deliveries to Europe and AsiaFrom Yanbu, tankers heading to Europe can sail north through the Red Sea towards the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean. Egypt\u2019s SUMED pipeline offers another route, carrying oil between the Red Sea and Mediterranean coasts.The direct sea route to Asia runs south through Bab el-Mandeb, the narrow passage between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and then towards the Indian Ocean.That route faces a separate threat from Yemen\u2019s Houthis, who have seized Perim Island in the passage and the country&#8217;s Red Sea coast, effectively taking control of the strait.Tankers heading to Asia could instead sail north through Suez and then around Africa, but the journey would be much longer. Changing a tanker\u2019s route does not solve the problem of getting oil to Yanbu.The International Energy Agency said in its September oil market report that stored oil supplies worldwide had fallen by 507 million barrels since February, including 95 million barrels in August alone.The agency estimated Gulf oil exports at around 13 million barrels a day in August, nearly half their pre-war level. 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