The East-West oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia is under attack again

The East-West pipeline for delivering Saudi oil for export from fields in the east to ports in the west was hit again and its work was suspended, a source in the region’s oil industry told RIA Novosti.

“Last Sunday, the East-West oil pipeline was hit again, this time at a pumping station in the Khurais area east of Riyadh,” the source said.

According to him, the damage to the pipeline turned out to be very serious, its work had to be stopped again, although the oil pipeline only recently resumed pumping oil after the attack on September 11.

“The situation at energy facilities in the Gulf countries continues to change rapidly. In this regard, the main problem for these states, including Saudi Arabia, now lies not so much in the production facilities themselves, but in ensuring reliable export routes,” the agency’s interlocutor added.