Energie: Saudi-Arabien will wichtige Ölpipeline schnell reparieren
Nach Drohnenangriffen arbeitet der Ölkonzern Saudi Aramco daran, zunächst die halbe Kapazität der East-West-Pipeline wiederherzustellen. Die vollständige Reparatur könnte länger dauern.
Saudi Arabia aims to restore half of the capacity of its crucial pipeline that transports oil across the country within days, following a series of drone attacks, according to a Bloomberg financial news agency report. A source familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that Saudi Aramco, the state-owned oil company, is working to bypass a damaged section of the pipeline, which will make part of the pipeline capacity available again.
Aramco plans to make the line fully operational again within about six weeks, though the company and the Saudi Energy Ministry declined to comment on the matter.
Running 1,200 kilometers, the East-West pipeline stretches across the entire Arabian Peninsula. It was shut down on Thursday after drone strikes launched by militants in Iraq hit the line. Saudi Arabia has been a target of multiple attacks this month by the Huthi militia based in Yemen, who have attacked energy facilities and civilian infrastructure along the Red Sea's western coast.
Supported by Iran, the group has threatened attacks on Saudi shipping in the Red Sea, causing oil prices in London to spike to over $100 per barrel early this month.
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