Saudi East-West Oil Pipeline Expected to Resume Operations Within Days

Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline is expected to resume crude oil transportation within days, according to reports. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said in a Bloomberg TV interview that "the pipeline will soon be operational again." Wright explained that Saudi authorities are carefully assessing the damage and necessary repairs from the attack, with further details on the recovery timeline expected shortly. The East-West pipeline transports up to 7 million barrels per day, serving as a key export route for Saudi oil to the Red Sea coast, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz. However, AP cited anonymous local officials suggesting that full repairs to major pump facilities could take three to five weeks, with only partial operations possible during the recovery period.