Smoke Detected Near Saudi Arabia's Critical East-West Oil Pipeline

Satellite images have revealed smoke near Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline, a critical infrastructure for the kingdom's energy exports.

The East-West Pipeline has become increasingly important for Saudi Arabia during the Iran war, enabling Aramco to ship crude from the eastern coast to the Red Sea on its western coast via an alternative route that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz.

NASA fire data shows heat signatures above 70 MW lasting hours across multiple points along the pipeline corridor southeast of Medina, indicating a significant thermal hotspot.