Saudiarabien stoppar oljeleveranser till Europa

Saudi Arabia has cut oil shipments to Europe after drone attacks damaged its key export pipeline to the Red Sea, trade sources ‌told Reuters, prompting top customers such as Poland to rush to seek alternatives as cargo prices topped $120 a barrel.
The attacks, which Saudi Arabia has blamed on Iraqi militia, forced the kingdom on Friday to shut its East-West desert oil pipeline, which has spared it from the worst of the impact of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz over the ​last six months.

Saudi Aramco has canceled or delayed crude deliveries to European refiners after the shutdown of the kingdom’s East-West pipeline cut into one of its remaining routes around the Strait of Hormuz.

At least three European refiners have had late-September cargoes canceled or pushed as far out as November, according to market sources cited by Argus. Two more expect notices covering September supplies.

Saudi Aramco har sålt omkring 20 miljoner tunnor till asiatiska raffinaderier den här veckan, som kan hämtas denna månad och nästa strax utanför Hormuzsundet, enligt källor till Bloomberg News.

East-West-rörledningen stängdes efter att den attackerats och ännu har det inte kommit några officiella besked om när den kan öppna. Den ökade försäljningen till spotpris via Persiska viken tyder på att Saudiarabien försöker att återgå till den traditionella rutten för oljetransporter.