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Saudi Arabia says its East-West oil pipeline has been returned to full capacity, pumping about 7 million barrels per day after attacks tied to the US-Israel war on Iran; Manifa is back to 300,000 bpd, while Khurais remains down by 300,000 bpd. The ministry credits Aramco and the energy sector’s resilience, amid broader disruption to Strait of Hormuz shipping and ongoing US-Iran tensions.
Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline (about 7 million barrels per day) and the UAE’s ADCOP (around 1.5–1.8 million bpd) bypass the Strait of Hormuz and can partially offset the roughly 20 million bpd that typically transits Hormuz, but actual relief depends on utilization and security risks; ongoing Iran war and incidents at facilities like Ruwais could cap throughput and keep oil prices volatile.
Saudi Aramco is ramping up crude flows through the 750-mile East-West pipeline from Abqaiq on the Gulf to Yanbu on the Red Sea, aiming for seven million barrels per day to bypass the Strait of Hormuz as tensions with Iran threaten market access; the pipeline helps mitigate supply gaps but is not a fail-safe due to Yanbu's export capacity and ongoing security risks, with global prices fluctuating on the conflict's length and potential disruptions.