The 750-mile pipeline carries crude from eastern Saudi Arabia to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, avoiding shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.

The East-West pipeline has helped the country - the world's largest crude oil exporter - bypass closures in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran-allied Houthi militants in Yemen have escalated strikes on Saudi Arabia this week.

Saudi Arabia temporarily shut the roughly 750-mile pipeline as attacks threaten a key alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.

Saudi Arabia has temporarily shut its East-West oil pipeline after a drone attack on the key crude conduit, as Iran-aligned Houthi forces tightened their grip on Red Sea shipping routes, Reuters ...

Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West pipeline after the vital oil conduit came under aerial attack in the widening Middle East war.

Saudi Arabia has shut down its major East-West oil pipeline after it was attacked by drones, as the widening Iran war opened another front around one of the world’s most important energy corridors.

Saudi Arabia has closed a critical oil pipeline after it was struck by drones launched from Iraq, the latest squeeze on Middle Eastern supplies after attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels this week ...

SAUDI Arabia has been forced to shut down a key oil pipeline after it was hammered by drones launched from Iraq. The East-West pipeline – which carries around 5 percent of global oil – ...

CAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Friday it shut down a major pipeline a day after it was attacked by drones, and Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island at the southern entrance ...

Brent crude surged as much as 3.6% towards $108 a barrel mark, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) or the US Crude variant rose to $103 a barrel. Saudi Arabia, after market closing on Friday, had said ...

The move pinches oil supply, putting upward force on gas prices, analysts said.