{
  "id": 8241433,
  "title": "Saudi Oil Exports Rebound at Hormuz While East-West Pipeline Remains Offline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/saudi-oil-exports-rebound-at-hormuz-while-east-west-pipeline-remains",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-18T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Saudi-Oil-Exports-Rebound-at-Hormuz-While-East-West-Pipeline-Remains-Offline.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports have surged to 60 million barrels for September and October, as the nation shifted shipments from the onshore East-West pipeline to ship-to-ship transfers near the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported on Friday. The kingdom's oil giant Aramco facilitated these exports by offering buyers the option to load crude at Sohar in Oman, just outside the Strait. The move came after Saudi Arabia had to close the East-West pipeline last week due to drone attacks launched from Iraqi territory near the Iranian border. This shift allows the kingdom to maintain a steady oil supply despite the pipeline's inoperability. Currently, the exported crude is being picked up primarily by refiners in China and South Korea, with some cargoes heading to Japan and India. Despite the increase in exports via the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices have not spiked, as fears of Saudi Arabia's ability to export oil have eased following the ship-to-ship transfer reports. Oil prices, however, saw a weekly decline on Friday as the news of Saudi Arabia's export capabilities emerged.",
  "summary": "Saudi Arabia has sold as many as 60 million barrels of crude oil from the Persian Gulf port of Ras Tanura for September and October loadings outside the Strait of Hormuz via ship-to-ship transfers, trade sources told Reuters on Friday. Saudi oil giant Aramco has offered buyers of the crude from the Ras Tanura port to be loaded via ship-to-ship (STS) transfers at the port of Sohar in Oman just…",
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  "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."
}