Saudi pipeline circumventing the Strait of Hormuz running at full capacity

Middle East Eye · March 28, 2026 Sanctions

Saudi pipeline circumventing the Strait of Hormuz running at full capacity Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline, which bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, is operating at full capacity of 7 million barrels per day, Bloomberg reported. Exports from Yanbu on the Red Sea have reached about 5 million barrels per day, with an additional 700,000 to 900,000 barrels of refined products shipped daily, the report said.

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