Saudi Oil Pipeline Resumes Normal Operations After Attack Reports

Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline is back to normal operations, according to a Bloomberg report. The update follows earlier claims that a recent attack had disrupted flows through this crucial export route. Bloomberg cited sources familiar with the matter, confirming that oil continues to move through the pipeline without interruption.

Initial reports from other media outlets suggested that a new attack on a pumping station in Khurais, east of Riyadh, had caused significant damage and halted operations. These reports were based on an unnamed source within Saudi Arabia’s energy sector. However, Bloomberg’s subsequent report indicated that the pipeline remains operational.

Neither Saudi Aramco nor the Saudi Energy Ministry responded to Bloomberg’s requests for comment. Oil prices had initially surged by as much as 1.2% following the earlier reports of an attack but pared those gains after Bloomberg’s update.

Before this incident, Aramco had increased flows through the pipeline to over 80% of its 7 million-barrel-per-day capacity by late last week. After supplying refineries on the west coast, approximately 4.5 million barrels per day were available for export. The pipeline is a key route, connecting Saudi Arabia’s eastern oil fields with the Red Sea coast, allowing crude exports to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.