Saudi Arabia reroutes oil via tankers after East-West Pipeline drone attack

Intelligence summary

Saudi Arabia plans to transport more of its oil by tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, rather than relying on the East-West Pipeline which was shut down after the drone attacks. The pipeline had been Saudi Arabia’s main route for exporting crude during the Iran war. Trump said many oil pipelines are being built across the Middle East as alternative routes to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. However, the recent attack on Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline demonstrates that these alternative ro