Coverage dated September 22, 2026 to September 24, 2026

Oil Prices Fall on Optimism Around U.S.-Iran Diplomacy, Saudi Pipeline Restart

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that Saudi Arabia had restarted its East-West pipeline, restoring the route for crude exports that bypasses Hormuz.

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  1. Bloomberg

    Saudi Arabia Running Tests to Resume East-West Oil Pipeline (opens Bloomberg)

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    Saudi Arabia is running tests on a crucial oil pipeline with a view to restarting it this week, a person familiar with the matter said.

  2. Al-Monitor

    Saudi Arabia restarts East-West oil pipeline, to resume exports from Yanbu, sources say (opens Al-Monitor)

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    SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has restarted operations at its East-West Pipeline and could resume exports from the Red Sea port of Yanbu later on Tuesday, three sources briefed on the matter said. The pipeline was pumping at a low rate, two of them said.

  3. Al-Monitor

    Saudi Arabia restarts East-West oil pipeline, sources say (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Trixie Yap, Nidhi Verma and Florence Tan SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has restarted operations at its East-West Pipeline and could resume exports from the Red Sea port of Yanbu later on Tuesday, three sources briefed on the matter said.

  4. Financial Times

    Oil falls to $98 as Saudi Arabia signals East-West pipeline reopening (opens Financial Times)

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    Key route for Saudi crude to reach Red Sea has been closed for two weeks following drone strikes

  5. UPI

    Oil prices back below $100 per barrel; Saudi pipeline to restart (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The price of oil is on the decline with news that Saudi Arabia plans to restart a pipeline that was damaged by Houthi attacks earlier this month.

  6. BizPac Review

    Saudi Arabia reportedly restarts pipeline that moved oil around Hormuz after drone attacks knocked it offline (opens BizPac Review)

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    Saudi Arabia has reportedly restarted its pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz after drone attacks forced it offline earlier in September. The kingdom could resume crude […]

  7. Oil Price

    Saudi Arabia Restarts East-West Oil Pipeline (opens Oil Price)

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    Saudi Arabia has restarted its East-West oil pipeline, restoring at least some flow through the 4-million-barrel-per-day route that had become the kingdom’s main escape hatch around the Strait of Hormuz.

  8. Oil Price

    Saudi Pipeline Restart Fails to End Oil Market Tightness (opens Oil Price)

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    Saudi pipeline flows resume, but soaring freight and diesel prices signal persistent oil market tightness. Oil Freight Costs Explode as Gulf Risk Traps the VLCC Fleet - The ultimate showdown of the US-Iran conflict seems to be unfolding in the freight market as costs of VLCC tankers continue to push…

  9. Quartz

    Saudi Arabia's key oil pipeline is restarting after nearly two weeks of drone damage (opens Quartz)

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    A full return to the pipeline's 4 million barrels-per-day rate could take up to 6 to 8 weeks, sources say

  10. Wall Street Journal

    Oil Prices Fall on Optimism Around U.S.-Iran Diplomacy, Saudi Pipeline Restart (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that Saudi Arabia had restarted its East-West pipeline, restoring the route for crude exports that bypasses Hormuz.

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