# Chinese oil prices hit record highs after attacks on Saudi pipeline

https://mins.news/en/item/61040

- Financial Times, 2026-09-16 13:24 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/3a88d016-9575-4c11-bd34-14606964a867?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> Chinese oil prices have reached record highs after attacks on a Saudi pipeline. Beijing had softened the global impact of the Iran war by running down its stocks, but is now “coming off its crash diet”.

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