Financial Times: Attacks on Saudi Infrastructure Threaten Energy Supplies to the West
The Financial Times has reported that attacks on Saudi Arabia’s energy infrastructure have put oil shipments to Western countries at risk ahead of the winter season. According to the newspaper, the situation could affect energy supplies to Europe and the United States.
The report said that as the conflict between Iran and the United States intensifies, tensions in the Gulf have spread, with Saudi Arabia now directly exposed to threats. The Financial Times wrote that the situation could also affect Mohammed bin Salman’s economic plans.
According to the report, Yemen’s Ansarullah forces control large areas of the Red Sea coastline and have attacked Saudi energy facilities. At the same time, a drone strike on Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline has halted its operations.
The Financial Times added that these developments also put the alternative route for transporting Gulf oil at risk if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. The newspaper wrote that continued conditions of this kind could seriously disrupt the flow of energy westward.
The newspaper also described the ongoing war as having three dimensions — military, economic and media — and wrote that all three are, at present, advancing to the detriment of the United States. The Financial Times is a British financial newspaper whose reporting focuses largely on global markets, energy and international politics.
