Houthi Attack Halts Oil Loadings at Saudi Arabia's Yanbu Port

Oil loadings at Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port of Yanbu have been suspended due to an attack by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, shipping industry sources said on Tuesday. The move comes days after the world's biggest crude exporter closed its East-West pipeline for maintenance.

Saudi Aramco has increased use of the Yanbu terminal since the U.S.-Iran conflict began on February 28.

The company declined to comment on the suspension, citing no official statement was available at this time.