East-West Pipeline

FIRST OBSERVED
WSB-0001 · 2026-09-28

CURRENT STATE
recovering / partial
PERSISTENT

SYSTEM BIOGRAPHY

2026-09-28 · WSB-0001 [1][2]

STATE CHANGE
interrupted → recovering / partial
RECOVERING

2026-09-29 · WSB-0002 [3]

NO CHANGE
recovering / partial
EVIDENCE UPDATE

2026-09-30 · WSB-0003 [4]

NO CHANGE
recovering / partial
PERSISTENT

SOURCES

[1] Reuters · 2026-09-21

After damage to the East-West Pipeline, Saudi Arabia increased eastern Gulf loadings and arranged large volumes for ship-to-ship transfer around Sohar.

[2] Reuters · 2026-09-22

East-West Pipeline operations resumed at a reduced rate; full restoration could take six to eight weeks after damage to three pumping stations.

[3] Reuters / Kpler · 2026-09-29

Yanbu crude loading resumed around 2 mbd and Kpler estimated East-West throughput around 2.65 mbd, with further recovery expected but below pre-attack capacity.

[4] Reuters · 2026-09-30

Oil prices rose after Donald Trump denied willingness to ease Iran sanctions, while Middle East crude exports had recovered and Saudi East-West flows had resumed.