Event Brief
Saudi pushes to export more oil via Strait of Hormuz
By The BriefBrief · Sources (31)
Filed: Sep 11, 2026 at 3:04 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 17, 2026 at 4:05 PM ET
Summary: With its East-West pipeline shut down, Saudi Arabia is relying on the Strait of Hormuz to move more oil, and the article says the Strait’s “spigot” has recently opened up. The piece questions whether this increased export route will remain available.
WHO: Saudi Arabia
WHAT: Saudi Arabia pushes to export more oil through the Strait of Hormuz after its East-West pipeline is shut down.
WHEN: Sep 17, 2026 at 3:52 PM ET
WHERE: Strait of Hormuz
WHY: Cause not yet established.
How this story developed (showing 10 of 10 earlier reports)
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Oil prices set to rise after Saudi pipeline attacks
· Sep 16, 2026 at 9:04 AM ET
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Drone attack damages Saudi East-West pipeline
· Sep 15, 2026 at 10:04 AM ET
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Saudi Arabia races to repair East-West oil pipeline
· Sep 15, 2026 at 2:11 AM ET
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Oil prices rise after Saudi pipeline shutdown
· Sep 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
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Saudi East-West pipeline temporarily closed
· Sep 14, 2026 at 11:05 AM ET
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Saudi Arabia shuts East-West pipeline bypassing Hormuz
· Sep 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
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Drone attack forces Saudi to close East-West pipeline
· Sep 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
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Saudi shuts Red Sea pipeline after Houthi port capture
· Sep 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
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Saudi shuts East-West crude pipeline after drone attacks
· Sep 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
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Saudi shuts East-West crude pipeline after attacks
· Sep 11, 2026 at 3:04 PM ET
Sources (31):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
ARY News,
Africa News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
Daily Maverick,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
France 24,
Jerusalem Post,
MarketWatch,
Middle East Eye,
NBC News,
NPR,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
Politico Europe,
Rio Times,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
TWZ,
Tehran Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
WSJ World News,
Washington Post
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