Red Sea alternative to Strait of Hormuz? Saudi’s offer to oil buyers amid supply crunch

 Saudi Arabia is offering long-term oil buyers a new route via its Red Sea port of Yanbu, bypassing the disrupted Strait of Hormuz. This move aims to ensure supply continuity for April shipments, though pipeline capacity limits full allocations. Asian buyers, including China’s Sinopec, are already adjusting refinery operations due to supply concerns, highlighting global uncertainty over the conflict’s duration. Saudi Arabia is offering long-term oil buyers a new route via its Red Sea port of Yanbu, bypassing the disrupted Strait of Hormuz. This move aims to ensure supply continuity for April shipments, though pipeline capacity limits full allocations. Asian buyers, including China’s Sinopec, are already adjusting refinery operations due to supply concerns, highlighting global uncertainty over the conflict’s duration.