Huthi-Angriffe: Frankreich schickt Soldaten zum Schutz von Ölhafen nach Saudi-Arabien
Paris entsendet Soldaten, Radaranlagen und Abwehrsysteme in Richtung des Hafens von Yanbu. Der Einsatz soll die Öl- und Spritpreise wieder senken, kündigt Emmanuel Macron an.
Paris. The French government has dispatched troops and military equipment to Saudi Arabia to safeguard the critical oil port of Yanbu and assist in maintaining the flow of crude oil to the global market, according to President Emmanuel Macron in an interview on Thursday evening. Saudi Arabia, before the Iran conflict, was the second largest oil producer and the leading exporter of crude oil in the world.
The eastern-western pipeline transports a large volume of oil from the eastern coast of the country across the Persian Gulf to Yanbu on the Red Sea, bypassing the Hormuz Strait, which is effectively blocked. The 1,200-kilometer-long pipes were temporarily halted following attacks by Iraqi militias allied with Iran and the Huthi militia from neighboring Yemen, about two weeks ago.
However, media reports suggest that oil flow has resumed through the pipeline, albeit at significantly reduced levels due to the damage caused by the attacks.
The pipeline's maximum capacity is capable of handling up to seven million barrels of oil per day.
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