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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Mark Saunokonoko and agencies

Satellite images show extent of damage to major Saudi pipeline, amid global oil supply fears

Satellite image shows fire damage at a Saudi pipeline pumping station after an attack
A satellite image released by Vantor shows a view of a damaged pumping station on Saudi Arabia's east-west pipeline in al-Mesabaah on 13 September, after a drone attack two days earlier. Photograph: Satellite image ©2026 Vantor/AFP/Getty Images

Saudi Arabia will run out of oil ⁠stocks for export if it ⁠doesn’t restart a drone-damaged major ​pipeline to the Red Sea within days, leading to the loss of up to 4% of global supply, Saudi oil buyers and traders said.

Satellite photos released on Sunday night appeared to show a pumping station on the key 1,200km (745-mile) Saudi east-west pipeline charred and badly damaged, after drone attacks on Friday.

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