# Saudi pipeline shutdown deepens global oil supply fears

https://mins.news/en/video/55923

- DW News, 2026-09-12 14:30 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZDWtoqVU28

> The East-West pipeline was designed to keep Saudi oil exports moving if the Strait of Hormuz became impassable. That alternative route has now also been hit, while the Houthi advance near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is placing further pressure on Saudi Arabia’s export options and raising concerns about bottlenecks and prices.

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