Satellite image reveals major damage that shut crucial oil pipeline
Summary
Satellite images show major damage to a key oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia after a strike last week. The pipeline closure may reduce oil supplies and cause higher prices while Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed groups continue to clash in the region.Key Facts
- The East-West Pipeline in Saudi Arabia was badly damaged at a pumping station, possibly taking 4 to 6 weeks to fix.
- Saudi Arabia uses this pipeline to export oil via the Red Sea, avoiding the Strait of Hormuz, a tense area with attacks during the Iran-US conflict.
- Saudi Arabia blames Iranian-backed militias in Iraq for the pipeline strike.
- The Houthi group from Yemen, supported by Iran, has increased missile and drone attacks on southern Saudi Arabia.
- Saudi Arabia retaliated with strikes on Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen.
- The Houthis recently seized new land on Yemen’s southwestern coast, near a key shipping route, strengthening their blockade.
- Oil prices rose to about $108 per barrel after the pipeline was closed as a precaution.
- Satellite images also showed damage to Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid Air Base from a Houthi attack.
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