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Saudis Pivot to Send More Oil Via Hormuz After Pipeline Shut

16 SEP 2026 · 1648Z

Saudi Arabia is ramping up prompt sales of crude from outside the Strait of Hormuz following the shutdown of the kingdom’s East-West pipeline, which halted cross-country flows to its Red Sea coast.

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