Saudi Aramco halts crude oil supply to European customers
At least two European refiners will get no October crude as Saudi Aramco shifts supplies to Asia after drone damage cut a key export route.
- On Friday, Saudi Aramco notified European refiners that crude deliveries are suspended for next month following a drone attack on the East-West pipeline that connects to the Red Sea.
- A drone attack last week shut the East-West pipeline, which typically transports crude to a Red Sea export terminal, disrupting the established supply route for European customers.
- OECD countries in Europe imported 577,000 barrels a day of Saudi crude in June, while Poland's Orlen SA issued more than 10 tenders this week seeking alternative supplies.
- Refiners have engaged in panic buying to cover the shortfall, forcing companies to seek replacement barrels immediately as they respond to the supply disruption.
- The East-West pipeline is due to partially restart within days and return to full capacity within six weeks, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Saudi Arabia closes the oil taps destined for Europe. Saudi Aramco would have communicated to European customers with long-term contracts that in October they will not receive...
Saudi Aramco halts oil supplies to Europe after pipeline attack
Riyadh: Saudi Aramco has told at least two European refining customers that they will receive no Saudi crude oil in October following the shutdown of the kingdom’s key East-West pipeline, Bloomberg reported on Friday, September 18. The decision affects European customers that normally receive Saudi crude under term contracts providing regular monthly supplies. People familiar … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertain…
A drone attack on a major Saudi pipeline prompted Aramco to halt crude oil allocations to European customers starting October 2026.
Europe continues to be under pressure from oil supply. Saudi Arabian company Aramco apparently has delivery problems.
Brent and West Texas Intermediate oil retreated to the possible reactivation of the Saudi pipeline, affecting global prices.The diesel reached record prices in the US and France, while Aramco will not supply crude to Europe next month.
Saudi Arabia cancels oil shipments to European refineries
Saudi Arabia cancels oil shipments to European refineries Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 09/18/2026 - 19:32 The kingdom's East-West Pipeline and Red Sea port of Yanbu have been attacked by drones, as fighting rages in Yemen Steam rises from chimneys of an oil refinery in Gdansk, northern Poland, on 3 February 2026 (Sergei Gapon/AFP) Off Saudi Arabia has informed at least two oil refining customers in Europe that they will not receive crude oi…
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