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A critical pipeline that helped cushion the Hormuz shock just shut: Here’s what it reveals about corporate energy security

Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline was closed this week after serving as one of the largest buffers against this year’s historic Strait of Hormuz energy shock.

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Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline was closed this week after serving as one of the largest buffers against this year’s historic Strait of Hormuz energy shock. Together with the UAE’s bypass pipeline, the two routes carried approximately 5 million additional barrels a day around the Strait in the second quarter, compared to their fourth quarter 2025 volumes, according to our latest research.

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