Saudi Arabia restarts East-West oil pipeline, sources say

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Saudi Arabia restarts East-West oil pipeline, sources say

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Saudi Arabia has restarted operations of its East-West oil pipeline following a shutdown caused by drone attacks. The kingdom is also expected to resume crude exports from the Red Sea port of Yanbu soon.

By Trixie Yap, Nidhi Verma and Florence Tan SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has restarted operations at its East-West Pipeline and could resume exports from the Red Sea port of Yanbu later on Tuesday, three sources briefed on the matter said. Drone attacks forced Saudi Arabia to shut its East-West Pipeline on September 13, halting crude loadings at the kingdom's Yanbu port.

World Politics Commodities Energy Shipping Saudi Arabia East-West pipeline oil exports Yanbu port drone attacks energy infrastructure

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