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CENTCOM commander Cooper reportedly chaired a closed-door meeting in Germany with US, Israeli, and Arab military officials on Iran and Hormuz. Saudi pipeline damage has led Aramco to cancel European September cargo; Yanbu loadings are paused. Brent near $108/bbl; Dated Brent around $122/bbl. The CBO puts Iran operation costs at around $38B through Aug 1, with disruption flagged to push US PCE higher into 2027. Will pressure on Hormuz, the Red Sea, and Saudi bypass routes drive oil higher?
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#SaudiOilPipelineDamaged The oil risk is no longer just about Hormuz 👀
Saudi Arabia's key bypass pipeline is reportedly offline for weeks after the Sept 10 strike. It recently carried 2.6M to 4.0M barrels a day, while Yanbu stocks may cover only 5 to 7 days of exports.
What caught my attention is the second chokepoint.
With Houthi activity now raising risk near Bab-el-Mandeb too, disruption is spreading from one route to the alternatives meant to protect against it.
Reports of damage to a Saudi oil pipeline put supply risks back in focus, especially because Saudi Arabia remains such an important player in global energy markets.
Personally, I’d be watching how quickly operations can normalize rather than reacting only to the headline. If the disruption is limited, the market impact may fade quickly. But if supply is affected for longer, oil prices and inflation expectations could become more sensitive.
For me, this is another reminder that oil isn’t driven only by supply and demand geopolitical risk can change the picture overnight.
#SaudiOilPipelineDamaged $BTC
⛽️ Today’s oil/gas news:
— Brent ~$108, WTI ~$104-105 on Saudi supply fears
— Saudi East-West pipeline still shut; repairs may take weeks
— Oil loadings suspended at Yanbu, Saudi Arabia’s main Red Sea port
— No Red Sea Saudi crude exports since Saturday
— Houthis seize Red Sea islands and attack Saudi airbase
— US diesel hits record $6.27 a gallon
— Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s top diesel refineries
— China’s yuan crude futures at a record
— Goldman: oil could reach $120 if fighting escalates
— Aramco delaying/canceling some late-September European cargoes
— Costco starts rationing motor oil as prices spike
#SaudiOilPipelineDamaged Saudi Arabia's key oil pipeline struck September 10 — still offline, pump stations damaged, capacity out for weeks 🛢️💀
This isn't a minor disruption. The pipeline carries 2.6M-4.0M bpd and is the primary Hormuz bypass route for Red Sea crude. Yanbu port stocks cover only 5-7 days of exports. Up to 4% of global supply affected 📉
Then September 14: Houthi forces seized the Hanish Islands, raising shipping risk near Bab-el-Mandeb. Hormuz bypass damaged. Bab-el-Mandeb now threatened. Both major alternative routes under pressure simultaneously 👀
This is the energy supply shock scenario that was supposed to be the tail risk — and it's happening 🫠
Pipeline recovery timeline becomes the single most important variable for Saudi export capacity right now. Every week offline = more pressure on global crude pricing and inflation expectations 🔥
4% of global supply disrupted, both bypass routes compromised — how far does oil go from here, and does this force the Fed's hand on September rates? 👇
🚨 $BTC SUB PRESIUNE PE MĂSURĂ CE PETROLUL URCĂ PESTE $107
🚨 $BTC SE CONFRUNTĂ CU UN NOU OBSTACOL: PETROL Bitcoin se tranzacționează în jurul valorii de 77,6K$, în timp ce țițeiul Brent a depășit 107$, adăugând o nouă presiune inflaționistă înaintea deciziei Fed din această săptămână. Piețele estimează în prezent o probabilitate de aproximativ 87% pentru o creștere de 25 de puncte de bază. Prețurile mai ridicate ale petrolului ar putea menține inflația la un nivel ridicat, făcând mai dificilă justificarea unei poziții mai dovish a Fed. Acest lucru ar putea crea o presiune suplimentară asupra Bitcoin și a activelor cu risc mai larg. ⚠️ Petrol → Inflație → Politica Fed → Active cu risc Următorul Fed d
Oil is pushing back toward $108 as the Middle East supply squeeze gets uglier.
Brent climbed nearly 2% after Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline remained offline following attacks on the kingdom’s energy infrastructure.
The pipeline had been rerouting around 4 million barrels a day, roughly 4% of global supply, to the Red Sea and around the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.
Meanwhile, commodity traffic through Hormuz dropped to just 4 vessels on yesterday, down from 10 the day before, as fresh Houthi attacks added another layer of risk.
Traders are staring at two of the Gulf’s biggest escape routes and neither one looks particularly healthy.
Source: Reuters / Writer: Julie
Crypto’s next catalyst may be sitting in an oil barrel.
Brent jumped 3% to $108, the dollar index gained ~0.6%, and markets now price roughly a 90% chance of a Fed hike as Middle East tensions revive inflation fears. BTC still edged higher near $77.8K.
Energy ↑ → inflation risk ↑ → rates ↑.
That chain is now the market’s pressure point.
