Saudi Arabia resumes East-West pipeline operations, Yanbu exports to restart

Saudi Arabia has resumed operations of the East-West pipeline, with exports from the Yanbu terminal on the Red Sea expected to resume today, according to Reuters sources. This follows a period of suspension, though the cause and duration of the outage are not specified. The resumption restores a key alternative route for Saudi crude exports, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, and reduces supply disruption risks.