Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline is expected to resume operations soon after attacks last week forced its closure, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said. The route, which bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, had been carrying about 4 million to 5 million barrels of crude per day, or roughly 4%-5% of global oil supply. Wright said he has remained in continuous contact with Saudi authorities while technical teams assess the damage, with more clarity on the restoration timeline expected soon. The disruption comes as Yemen’s Houthi forces report territorial gains across several western coastal districts and Red Sea islands, including Mayun in the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Wright said most commercial tankers avoid Bab al-Mandab and instead use the Suez Canal and Egypt’s pipeline network. He also said more than 12 million barrels of oil and petroleum products transited the Strait of Hormuz the previous night, while the seven-day average exceeded 10 million barrels per day and was rising. US assessments, he said, rely on ship manifests detailing each vessel and its cargo. Wright cited global refining constraints and a sharp decline in Russian diesel exports as contributors to diesel shortages, saying US efforts are focused on raising refined-product exports from the Middle East. President Donald Trump separately urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop strikes on Russian refining infrastructure, arguing that they were worsening the global diesel shortage.