--- title: "Saudi Arabia restarts East-West oil pipeline after drone attacks" description: "Most outlets reported that Saudi Arabia has restarted operations of its East-West oil pipeline and could resume exports from Yanbu, citing unnamed sources. A few also noted that drone attacks earlier in the month had caused the initial disruption. The Express Tribune specifically attributed the attacks to an Iraqi militia, while others mentioned the attacks more generally. ARY News and Minute Mirror used slightly different phrasing, with the former emphasizing the resumption after drone strikes and the latter focusing on the easing of concerns over export disruptions." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/9976-saudi-arabia-restarts-east-west-oil-pipeline-sources-say site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Saudi Arabia restarts East-West oil pipeline after drone attacks world · updated 22 Sep 2026, 11:33 PM PKT · 22 Sep 2026 · 6 articles from 6 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 6 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Saudi Arabia has restarted operations of its East-West oil pipeline and could resume exports from Yanbu, citing unnamed sources. A few also noted that drone attacks earlier in the month had caused the initial disruption. The Express Tribune specifically attributed the attacks to an Iraqi militia, while others mentioned the attacks more generally. ARY News and Minute Mirror used slightly different phrasing, with the former emphasizing the resumption after drone strikes and the latter focusing on the easing of concerns over export disruptions. ## Same story from 6 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **ARY News (English)** — [Saudi Arabia resumes operations of East-West crude pipeline after drone strikes](https://arynews.tv/saudi-arabia-resumes-operations-of-east-west-crude-pipeline-after-drone-strikes) · 22 Sep 2026, 11:33 PM PKT > The company said on 19 October that the incidents had temporarily interrupted pipeline operations......... - **Minute Mirror** — [Saudi Arabia resumes oil pipeline flow](https://minutemirror.com.pk/saudi-arabia-resumes-oil-pipeline-flow-633920/) · 22 Sep 2026, 7:21 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > Saudi Arabia has resumed crude oil shipments through its East-West pipeline, easing concerns over disruptions to the kingdom’s oil exports following a drone attack earlier this month. - **The Express Tribune** — [Saudi Arabia restarts East-West oil pipeline, sources say](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2630835/saudi-arabia-restarts-east-west-oil-pipeline-sources-say) · 22 Sep 2026, 6:04 PM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing > Saudi Arabia blamed Iraqi militia for drone attacks that forced a pipeline shutdown and halted Yanbu crude loadings - **Business Recorder** — [Saudi Arabia restarts East-West oil pipeline, sources say](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40440679/saudi-arabia-restarts-east-west-oil-pipeline-sources-say) · 22 Sep 2026, 4:40 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI: Saudi Arabia has restarted operations at its East-West Pipeline and could resume exports from the Red Sea port of Yanbu later on Tuesday, three sources briefed on the matter said. Drone attacks forced Saudi Arabia to shut its East-West Pipeline on September 13, halting crude loadings at the kingdom’s Yanbu port. The resumption of supplies on Tuesday helped to drive selling ... - **Aaj News (English)** — [Saudi Arabia restarts East-West oil pipeline, Yanbu exports set to resume](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330473480/saudi-arabia-restarts-east-west-oil-pipeline-yanbu-exports-set-to-resume) · 22 Sep 2026, 4:29 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > Saudi Arabia has restarted operations at its East-West ​Pipeline and could resume exports from the Red Sea port ‌of Yanbu later on Tuesday, three sources briefed on the matter said. Drone attacks forced Saudi Arabia to shut its East-West Pipeline on September 13, halting crude loadings at ​the kingdom’s Yanbu port. The resumption of supplies on Tuesday helped ​to drive selling on global oil mar... - **Arab News Pakistan** — [Saudi Arabia restarts East-West oil pipeline, to resume exports from Yanbu, sources say](https://www.arabnews.pk/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabia-restarts-east-west-oil-pipeline-to-resume-exports-from-yanbu-sources-say-3001982) · 22 Sep 2026, 3:59 PM PKT · 74% identical wording to the newest filing ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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