Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline, a critical export artery, has been attacked, signaling a significant disruption to regional energy infrastructure.

The Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed to traffic, with a two‑week U.S.-brokered ceasefire in place, yet authorities say access remains restricted and not open.

Gulf oil producers have collectively shut down about 13 million barrels per day of production due to the strait disruption, underscoring the broad impact on global markets.

Details about the attack are not provided in the excerpt, leaving uncertainty about timing, method, damage, or immediate casualties.

The report ties into broader market moves and energy news, indicating a wider set of economic and geopolitical factors affecting energy and markets.

The incident underscores risks to Middle East oil supply and could influence global oil markets and regional tensions.

Overall energy infrastructure damage compounds the global oil-supply disruption linked to Iran’s attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.

The East-West pipeline, capable of transporting about 7 million barrels per day, has been a crucial export route for Saudi Arabia, especially when Hormuz is blocked.

Analysts, including Kpler’s Matt Smith, estimate Gulf production disruptions are substantial due to the strait’s status and ongoing attacks, highlighting vulnerability in global supply chains.

Attacks also impacted Saudi fields at Manifa and Khurais, cutting output by 600,000 barrels per day and affecting multiple refineries.

An Iranian attack reduced throughput on the East-West pipeline by 700,000 barrels per day, impairing the main export route from Gulf processing facilities to Yanbu on the Red Sea.

This update appears within a live-news stream aggregating energy developments, with the pipeline attack framed as a major energy-security development.