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Saudi Arabia restarts the drone-damaged East-West pipeline at a low rate, sources tell Reuters

Confirmedon two or more distinct origins, at least one tied to no party: 2 distinct origins, 2 tied to no party.

Saudi Arabia restarted its East-West crude pipeline to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, pumping at a low rate, and exports from Yanbu could resume later that day, three sources told Reuters. Saudi Aramco did not comment. Reuters dated the shutdown to drone attacks on 13 September; other reports, including Bloomberg's, give 11 September. Bloomberg reported on 28 September that overseas shipments via the pipeline had restarted after a 17-day halt at Yanbu, Hellenic Shipping News said.

When
22 September 2026
Where
Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
What
energy infrastructure attack, pipeline
Against
Government of Saudi Arabia
Attribution
Attributed by independent sources. Saudi officials attributed the original drone attack to launches from Iraq.
In the record
Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled

Sources

  1. Evidence Times of Israel Media · Unaffiliated origin: Reuters, citing three sources · published 2026-09-22 00:00 UTC
  2. Corroboration Hellenic Shipping News Media · Unaffiliated origin: Bloomberg report citing a person with direct knowledge · published 2026-09-29 00:00 UTC

History

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