{
  "id": 8280402,
  "title": "Saudi Aramco reportedly halts oil supplies to European customers after pipeline attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/saudi-aramco-reportedly-halts-oil-supplies-to-european-customers",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-18T18:01:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Business",
    "slug": "arabian-business",
    "url": "https://www.arabianbusiness.com/business/energy/saudi-aramco-oil-supplies-to-european-customers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Saudi Aramco has informed at least two European oil refining customers that they will not receive Saudi crude shipments in October. This decision comes after an attack on the East-West pipeline, a key supply route, which has been shut down. According to the Jerusalem Post, the pipeline is expected to resume partial operations within days and return to full capacity within six weeks.\n\nThe East-West pipeline attack damaged three pumping stations, disrupting the flow of 4 million to 5 million barrels of crude a day to the Red Sea port of Yanbu. As a result, some Aramco customers are seeking alternative sources of supply. Poland's Orlen SA has issued over 10 tenders to secure replacement crude.\n\nEuropean countries imported 577,000 barrels a day of crude from Saudi Arabia in June, as reported by the International Energy Agency and cited by several outlets. The disruption has prompted Saudi Aramco customers to look for alternative oil sources, with some shipments typically received through Egypt's Mediterranean port of Sidi Kerir.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Oil falls as Saudi Arabia reroutes crude via Oman after pipeline attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/oil-falls-as-saudi-arabia-reroutes-crude-via-oman-after-pipeline",
        "published": "2026-09-16T22:22:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "East-West pipeline shutdown hits home as Saudi Aramco halts supplies to Indian refiners: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/east-west-pipeline-shutdown-hits-home-as-saudi-aramco-halts-supplies",
        "published": "2026-09-17T06:49:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Business",
        "title": "Oil stays above $100 as Saudi Arabia uses Oman route to boost crude supplies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/oil-stays-above-100-as-saudi-arabia-uses-oman-route-to-boost-crude",
        "published": "2026-09-17T22:09:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}