{
  "id": 8319484,
  "title": "Saudi Arabia cancels oil shipments to European refineries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/saudi-arabia-cancels-oil-shipments-to-european-refineries-8319484",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-18T21:55:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/saudi-arabia-cancels-oil-shipments-european-refineries"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Saudi Arabia has announced the cancellation of oil shipments to European refineries in October due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, impacting global energy markets. The country, which supplies crude oil to European refineries under term contracts, can cancel shipments under extraordinary circumstances known as force majeure. Earlier this month, Qatar extended its force majeure for liquefied natural gas shipments to early November due to the maritime blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia cancels oil shipments to European refineries",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/saudi-arabia-cancels-oil-shipments-to-european-refineries",
        "published": "2026-09-18T20:41:24.000Z"
      }
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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."
}