Saudi Arabia’s Oil Bypass Is Under Attack


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Read the Analysis →IMAGE //Ceres-1 launches TEE-01B and other payloads from Jiuquan on June 6, 2024. Photo: Galactic Energy.




A pipeline strike from Iraq and Houthi pressure on Red Sea shipping expose the limits of Saudi Arabia’s alternative to Hormuz.
Their coastal gains could deepen pressure on Saudi Arabia’s oil bypass, whose cargoes already reroute through Egypt when the strait is too risky.
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