The two oil pipelines helping Saudi Arabia and UAE bypass the Strait of Hormuz

Saudi Arabia’s East–West pipeline and the UAE’s Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline are thought able to partially offset a Strait of Hormuz blockage, reducing immediate disruption to crude flows that normally transit the strait. That mitigation should temper near‑term oil price spike risk and supply‑shock volatility for regional and global markets, though capacity constraints mean some disruption risk would remain.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia’s East–West pipeline and the UAE’s Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline are thought able to partially offset a Strait of Hormuz blockage, reducing immediate disruption to crude flows that normally transit the strait. That mitigation should temper near‑term oil price spike risk and supply‑shock volatility for regional and global markets, though capacity constraints mean some disruption risk would remain.