# Oil falls below $98 as Saudi Arabia signals East-West pipeline reopening

https://mins.news/en/item/68804

- Financial Times, 2026-09-22 11:19 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/5b4f8738-3b93-40c8-88d6-08c8ea684e83?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> Oil prices fell below $98 after Saudi Arabia signaled that its East-West pipeline could reopen. The key route for moving Saudi crude to the Red Sea has been closed for two weeks following drone strikes.

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