# Saudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea shipping

https://mins.news/en/item/55377

- Reuters, 2026-09-12 01:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/saudis-shut-down-oil-pipeline-houthis-tighten-grip-red-sea-shipping-2026-09-12/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa4a66e51db290001980389

> Saudi Arabia has shut its East-West oil pipeline after the vital conduit came under aerial attack amid the widening Middle East war. The move comes as the Houthis tighten their control over shipping in the Red Sea.

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