Saudi Aramco halts October crude deliveries to European refiners after pipeline attack
by@Reuters
Summary
Saudi Aramco has halted crude oil deliveries for October to some European refiners following a drone attack that damaged three pumping stations on its East-West pipeline, disrupting operations at the Red Sea port of Yanbu. Despite typically adhering to term contracts that guarantee monthly oil supplies, the company has informed its customers of the upcoming cancellations. In an effort to mitigate the disruption, Aramco is working to partially restart the damaged pipeline within days and aims to restore it to full capacity within six weeks while increasing exports through ship-to-ship transfers off Oman.
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Orlen: Orlen is Poland's largest oil refining and downstream company that processes crude into fuels and petrochemicals for the European market. The refiner has responded to the Aramco supply disruption by sourcing replacement volumes from alternative grades such as North Sea crudes. Saudi Aramco: Saudi Aramco is Saudi Arabia's state-owned national oil company focused on upstream exploration, production, refining, and global crude exports. In this development, the company informed European term contract customers that October deliveries would be cancelled after drone attacks shut down its East-West pipeline and disrupted loadings at the Red Sea port of Yanbu. Mitigation Efforts: Aramco is working to partially restart the pipeline within days and return it to full capacity within six weeks while increasing Gulf exports via ship-to-ship transfers off Oman. Pipeline Disruption: Drone attacks damaged three pumping stations on Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline, forcing its shutdown and affecting loadings at Yanbu.
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