Saudi Arabia closes 5-million-barrel oil pipeline amid Houthi attacks
Saudi Arabia reportedly closed the East-West oil pipeline, described in the supplied headlines as having capacity of 5 million barrels, amid Houthi attacks and reported strikes on a Saudi military base. The closure adds a major energy-infrastructure disruption to the cross-border escalation.
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Why it matters
A shutdown affecting a pipeline of this scale could disrupt oil logistics and increase regional and global energy-market risk.
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