Three pumping stations on Saudi East-West Pipeline damaged in attack
Three pumping stations on Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline were damaged in an attack last week, one more than previously assessed, industry sources say.
Three pumping stations along Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline were damaged in an attack last week, according to industry sources, revising upward the earlier assessment of the strike's impact.
The 1,200-km (745-mile) pipeline, operated by Saudi Aramco, runs across the Arabian Peninsula and has served as a key outlet for Saudi crude at a time when flows through the Strait of Hormuz have faced disruption.
Saudi officials have said the pipeline temporarily shut down on Friday following a drone attack originating from Iraq. The sources said it remains unclear how long repairs to the damaged stations will take.
Neither Saudi Aramco nor the kingdom's government media office responded immediately to requests for comment on the extent of the damage or the expected restoration timeline.
The East-West Pipeline is a central piece of Saudi Arabia's export infrastructure, offering an overland route that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz. Any prolonged outage at its pumping stations could affect the kingdom's ability to move crude to Red Sea terminals.