Saudi East-West Pipeline Partially Restored After Attack

Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline has partially resumed operations after a recent attack, according to satellite imagery and ship-tracking data. The pipeline, which carries crude oil from Saudi Arabia's eastern fields to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, was shut down as a precaution following multiple attacks on September 10.

Since Sunday, nine oil tankers have loaded around 12.5 million barrels of crude along the Red Sea coast, with three completing their loading operations in the past 24 hours. This is seen as evidence that Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline has resumed at least partial operations, with two sources citing a flow rate of about 3.5 million barrels per day.

The pipeline's capacity is around 7 million barrels per day, with 5 million barrels available for export. The restoration of the pipeline's operations comes as Saudi Arabia recovers from the drone attack and other recent attacks on its civilian and energy sites.