Saudi Oil Pipeline Repairs Could Take Weeks After Drone Attack

Last week’s drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s key East-West oil pipeline have caused damage that could take weeks to repair, potentially significantly cutting the disrupted crude oil flows from the Middle East. Saudi Arabia was forced to temporarily shut down the East-West oil pipeline following drone attacks launched from the territory of Iraq close to the Iranian border on Thursday. The shutdown of the pipeline is a precautionary measure, after the attacks resulted in a number of injuries, the world’s top crude oil exporter…