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Saudi Oil Routes Narrow: Kingdom Eyes Hormuz Export Surge After Pipeline Attack
Saudi Oil Routes Narrow: Kingdom Eyes Hormuz Export Surge After Pipeline Attack
Middle East tensions remain high, with Brent crude futures trading around $105 a barrel and US diesel crack spreads near $110 a barrel amid an ongoing global refining crisis. Disruptions to Russian fuel production from the war in Ukraine are compounding supply constraints across the Middle East.
Saudi Arabia's options for maintaining exports have significantly narrowed following a drone attack that shut down its critical East-West pipeline last week. With that alternative pipeline route disrupted, possibly for up to...
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