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Mideast oil exports surpass prewar levels despite pipeline, ship attacks

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Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing sources, that Saudi Arabia’s key East-West Pipeline was flowing as normal, despite an earlier report that it had closed again following a new attack.

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  1. BBC News

    Three reasons Middle East oil is nearly back to pre-Iran war levels (opens BBC News)

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    Experts say US military assistance, using shuttle tankers and pipelines bypassing the Strait of Hormuz mean exports have rebounded.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Middle East oil exports surpass pre-war levels despite tensions, data shows (opens Al Jazeera)

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    IRGC commander says oil flows through US-supervised route in Hormuz are ‘negligible’.

  3. Oil Price

    Oil Prices Fall as Hormuz Crude Flows Top Pre-War Levels (opens Oil Price)

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    Crude oil prices fell in early trading, though Brent remained above $100, after a report from Kpler revealed that flows out of the Strait of Hormuz are now above pre-war levels. The same firm made headlines last week after saying tanker traffic via Hormuz was close to pre-war levels, despite Houthi …

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Middle East oil exports recover to pre-Iran war levels despite Hormuz attacks (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Gulf crude exports returned to pre-war levels in September, with producers increasingly relying on alternative routes and ship-to-ship transfers to bypass Hormuz. Iranian exports remain below the pre-war average.

  5. Al-Monitor

    Mideast oil exports surpass prewar levels despite pipeline, ship attacks (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing sources, that Saudi Arabia’s key East-West Pipeline was flowing as normal, despite an earlier report that it had closed again following a new attack.

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