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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Alex Lawson

BP halts oil and gas shipments through Red Sea after rebel attacks

A BP company logo is displayed on a BP garage in London – close-up view of green and yellow star logo on white background seen against blue sky
BP has become the first oil firm to directly halt its own shipping in the region. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

BP has halted all shipments of oil and gas through the Red Sea after an increase in attacks on cargo ships by Houthi militants in Yemen, including two further strikes on Monday.

The British oil major said it had paused shipping in the region indefinitely, citing a “deteriorating security situation” amid tensions in the Middle East.

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