Saudi buffer runs thin, Atlantic barrels reprice

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Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline outage has disrupted a key bypass around the Strait of Hormuz, coinciding with low inventories at the port of Yanbu. The disruption has affected oil trading dynamics, with increased competition for Atlantic barrels and tighter supply in Europe.

Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline outage has removed a key bypass around Hormuz just as Yanbu inventories are running low. Dubai M1-M3 has widened sharply, reopening west-to-east arbs and increasing competition for Atlantic barrels. Europe remains tight as Forties moves east and Saudi availability falls, while WTI looks increasingly cheap abroad despite tightening US balances. Trading ...