Saudi Arabia Built Two Oil Exits. The War Is Breaking Both

Saudi Arabia spent decades building a giant escape hatch for exactly this kind of crisis. If Iran made the Strait of Hormuz dangerous, Saudi could send oil west across the country through its East-West pipeline, load it at Yanbu and send it through the Red Sea.

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Saudi Arabia spent decades building a giant escape hatch for exactly this kind of crisis.

If Iran made the Strait of Hormuz dangerous, Saudi could send oil west across the country through its East-West pipeline, load it at Yanbu and send it through the Red Sea.

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