Asian refiners are looking to reroute Saudi crude via the Suez Canal and then around Africa after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said they would impose a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia. The potential disruption to Red Sea shipping raises logistical risk and could lift crude freight and delivered crude costs, with knock-on pressure on regional refining margins.
Asian refiners are looking to reroute Saudi crude via the Suez Canal and then around Africa after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said they would impose a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia. The potential disruption to Red Sea shipping raises logistical risk and could lift crude freight and delivered crude costs, with knock-on pressure on regional refining margins.
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