{
  "id": 7453294,
  "title": "Saudi pipeline shut for weeks, restricting oil flow",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/saudi-pipeline-shut-for-weeks-restricting-oil-flow",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-15T02:39:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/saudi-pipeline-hit-by-drones-to-be-out-of-service-for-weeks-further-restricting-oil-flow/articleshow/134250442.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Saudi Arabia's crucial East-West Pipeline, an essential oil transport route, will remain largely shut for weeks as damage repairs take place. This comes after the pipeline was attacked by drones, believed to be from Iranian-backed militias in Iraq. The pipeline, stretching 1,200 kilometers across the country, was moving an average of 2.6 million to 4 million barrels per day since late August. The shutdown threatens to significantly impact global oil supplies and prices, which have surged over 2 percent due to growing concerns about petroleum availability. Yemen's Houthi rebels, supported by Iran, have seized additional islands in the Red Sea, threatening another choke point for Saudi oil exports. The Houthi advances have put them 32 kilometers from a U.S. military base in Djibouti, strengthening their leverage in the ongoing conflict.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Saudi East-West Pipeline shut for weeks due to drone attack",
    "Pipeline, 1,200 km long, transports 2.6-4 million barrels daily",
    "Houthi rebels seize Red Sea islands, threaten oil export choke point"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The pipeline shutdown tilts the global oil market further toward sellers, boosting prices as supplies tighten, and heightens risks to Saudi oil exports from Iran-backed groups in the region.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}