{
  "id": 7757590,
  "title": "Japanese Refiners Rush for Oman Crude After Saudi Pipeline Shutdown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/japanese-refiners-rush-for-oman-crude-after-saudi-pipeline-shutdown",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-16T09:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Japanese-Refiners-Rush-for-Oman-Crude-After-Saudi-Pipeline-Shutdown.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Some refiners in Japan this week rushed to buy Oman’s crude for earlier loadings after Saudi Arabia shut down its key pipeline bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, traders with knowledge of the purchases told Bloomberg on Wednesday. Late last week, Saudi Arabia was forced to temporarily shut down the East-West oil pipeline following drone attacks launched from the territory of Iraq close to the…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}