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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
World
Clark Garret Alvarez

Saudi Arabia Bypassed Hormuz With a Red Sea Oil Route, Now Houthis Threaten It Too

Houthi advances near Bab el-Mandeb are increasing risks for Red Sea oil exports (Credit: Screengrab from @SprinterPress via X)

Saudi Arabia turned to its Red Sea coast to keep millions of barrels of oil flowing around the Strait of Hormuz. Now, Houthi advances in Yemen are putting pressure on the alternative route just as global oil markets struggle with disrupted Gulf shipping.

The kingdom has ramped up its 1,200-kilometre East-West Pipeline, which carries crude from eastern Saudi Arabia to the Red Sea port of Yanbu without passing through Hormuz.

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