According to informed sources, a key Saudi Arabian oil pipeline leading to the Red Sea suffered limited damage after a pump station was attacked by a drone. The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon, but the disruption was minor and has been contained, with the pipeline remaining operational. This east-west pipeline is a crucial route for transporting crude oil from Saudi oil fields along the Persian Gulf to the Yanbu port on the Red Sea's western shore, bypassing the largely closed Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Arabia has increased the pipeline's capacity to full load, with daily exports nearing 5 million barrels, accounting for approximately 70% of pre-war export levels. Both a shipping agent and a trader confirmed that loading operations at Yanbu port continued without interruption on Wednesday.
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