Saudi Arabia closes 7 million-barrel-a-day pipeline after drone attack

  • Saudi Arabia closed the East-West pipeline after drones launched from Iraq damaged it.
  • 7 million barrels per day is the pipeline's stated carrying capacity.
  • A Hormuz meeting between Iran and Gulf Arab states was abruptly postponed after the attack.

Saudi Arabia closed its East-West pipeline after drones launched from Iraq damaged the facility. The pipeline can transport 7 million barrels of oil per day and has helped ease the severe supply disruption caused by the Iran war. Riyadh has not said how extensive the damage is or when the pipeline will reopen. A diplomatic meeting between Iran and the Gulf Arab states on the situation in Hormuz was abruptly postponed after the attack.

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