mniraq - Reuters news agency announced today (Friday, September 11) that satellite images showed the main Saudi East-West oil pipeline was hit by an unknown strike.
The agency said that the main pipeline, which is considered "one of Saudi Arabia's most important economic infrastructures, was hit by a strike of unknown origin, and columns of smoke were seen rising from its location in satellite images."
The agency added: "The Saudi East-West pipeline has become a vital lifeline for the Saudi economy after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran, as it is used by Saudi Aramco to transport oil to the Red Sea in the west and export it to international markets away from the closed strait."
It is worth noting that the Saudi government declined to comment on the attack, neither denying nor confirming it, after being contacted by Reuters.
