Satellite Snapshot Points to Increase in Saudis’ Gulf Oil Flows
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Saudi Arabia has increased its oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz following the closure of a key cross-country pipeline, indicating a shift in export routes within the Persian Gulf. Satellite data reveals a significant jump in Saudi oil loadings over the weekend.
Saudi Arabia’s observed oil loadings from inside the Persian Gulf jumped over the weekend, the clearest sign yet of how the kingdom has shifted its exports back toward the Strait of Hormuz following the shutdown of a key cross-country pipeline.
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