{"id":104945,"date":"2026-03-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/?p=104945"},"modified":"2026-03-05T04:18:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T04:18:23","slug":"crude-supplies-pivot-to-red-sea-to-bypass-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/03\/05\/crude-supplies-pivot-to-red-sea-to-bypass-hormuz\/","title":{"rendered":"Crude supplies pivot to Red Sea to bypass Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>Saudi is starting to reroute Asian energy shipments to Yanbu on the Red Sea<\/strong>, three insiders told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/pakistan-seeks-saudi-oil-supplies-via-yanbu-port-after-hormuz-disruption-2026-03-04\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>, in a move that could elevate the port from a secondary terminal to a key east-west gateway. Rising costs tied to Hormuz \u2014 from higher ins. premiums to security risks \u2014 are forcing a major rethink of regional logistics, though the exact volume of supplies being shifted to Yanbu is still unclear.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Egypt <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/ar\/business\/2OUAMRBZMFLWTOPMNUIQZIPEXE-2026-03-03\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">has offered<\/a><\/strong><strong> its Sumed pipeline \u2014 from Ain Sokhna to Sidi Kerir \u2014 to facilitate the <\/strong><strong>transfer of Saudi crude from Yanbu to the Mediterranean<\/strong>, effectively creating a land-to-pipe bridge, a government source told EnterpriseAM. This would avoid potential ins. premiums associated with Red Sea sailings \u2014 a notable concern for commercial shipping as the threat of Houthi attacks on vessels has increased since hostilities began earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>\u201cDon't expect the Suez Canal to recover for at least six months<\/strong>,\u201d Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport Vice President Mohamed Daoud tells EnterpriseAM. He explained that shipping agencies announce their schedules three to six months in advance, depending on the nature of each shipping line, and book cargo and ports accordingly. \u201cThus, even after the war ends, the impact will continue for at least six months until a different decision is made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Pakistan <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Official_PetDiv\/status\/2029091444745732329?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">has urged<\/a><\/strong><strong> the Kingdom to provide an alternative supply route for its petroleum<\/strong>, eyeing Yanbu as a potential solution. Saudi Arabia reaffirmed to Islamabad the security of its supplies through the channel during a meeting between Pakistan\u2019s Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik and Saudi Arabia\u2019s ambassador to Pakistan, Nawaf Al Malki.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>They aren\u2019t wasting any time: <\/strong>The Pak-Arab Refinery Company (Parco) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kse.com.pk\/parco-finds-alternative-crude-oil-routes-in-the-face-of-strait-of-hormuz-disruption\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">secured two 70k bbl<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kse.com.pk\/parco-finds-alternative-crude-oil-routes-in-the-face-of-strait-of-hormuz-disruption\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">crude oil cargoes<\/a> via alternative routes that bypass the Strait of Hormuz. The first was transported through Saudi Arabia\u2019s East-West Crude Oil Pipeline to Red Sea export terminals, while the second was loaded at Fujairah Port in the Gulf of Oman. By securing these routes, Parco \u2014 which handles 120k bbl \/ d \u2014 has extended its crude stock cover to 25 March, ensuring it remains at full operational capacity despite the regional bottleneck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Why this matters<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Major crude oil storage sites in the Kingdom are quickly filling up <\/strong>as Saudi\u2019s key export route through the Strait of Hormuz remains closed to shipping, geospatial analytics company Kayrros Co-Founder Antoine Halff <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/antoine-h-5067824_the-closure-of-the-strait-of-hormuz-has-put-share-7434697285474770946-DSkB\/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAAChoAf8Bl6ufMD0oVfCVGsUwvQu4meT-tzU\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. Four out of six tanks at the Ras Tanura refinery are already full, and the Ju\u2019aymah terminal on the country\u2019s east coast is \u201cquickly running out of space,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It\u2019s n<\/strong><strong>ot just the Kingdom that\u2019s struggling with limited oil storage<\/strong>, with other regional oil producers facing the same problem, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-03-04\/oil-storage-is-filling-fast-in-middle-east-with-hormuz-blocked\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports, adding that they may soon be forced to cut output. JPMorgan Chase & Co has warned that Saudi and the UAE may have to slash production within weeks, following in the footsteps of Iraq \u2014 which paused oil production from its biggest field earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The Kingdom has spent <\/strong><strong>bns<\/strong><strong> expanding its East-West pipeline and <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aramco.com\/en\/news-media\/news\/2018\/yanbu-south-terminal-export-capacity\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Yanbu South Terminal<\/a><\/strong><strong> on the <\/strong><strong>Red Sea. <\/strong>For operators, this is a stress test for Saudi\u2019s land bridge ambitions. By bypassing Hormuz, Riyadh is attempting to insulate its trade flows from regional volatility while positioning the Red Sea coast as the more stable, cost-effective hub. If Yanbu can handle the surge, it could offer a way to decouple the GCC\u2019s economy from the strait\u2019s narrow chokepoint.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>IN CONTEXT<\/strong><strong>- Some regional suppliers declared force majeure<\/strong> \u2014 namely <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/qna.org.qa\/en\/news\/news-details?id=qatarenergy-declares-force-majeure-on-lng-supplies&date=4\/03\/2026\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">QatarEnergy<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.argusmedia.com\/en\/news-and-insights\/latest-market-news\/2796111-uae-s-fujairah-bunker-suppliers-declare-force-majeure\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">bunker suppliers<\/a> in the UAE\u2019s Fujairah, including Mediterranean Eastern Enterprise and Pearl Marine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Not without hurdles<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The Saudi East-West pipeline moves 5 mn bbl \/ d \u2014 far less than the <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/03\/03\/what-breaks-first-when-global-trade-and-transport-chokepoints-collapse\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">20 mn bbl \/ d that normally<\/a><\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/03\/03\/what-breaks-first-when-global-trade-and-transport-chokepoints-collapse\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">pass<\/a><\/strong><strong> through Hormuz.<\/strong> It stands as the most viable alternative for the Kingdom at present, with overland corridors, such as the International North-South Transport Corridor, lacking the TEU capacity to absorb the diverted Suez traffic currently being handled by the Cape of Good Hope. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Could Egypt serve as a lifeline? <\/strong>While the Sumed pipeline has a 10k bbl \/ d capacity, it currently transports 5k bbl \/ d. \u201cSumed could provide a temporary solution,\u201d petroleum expert and former head of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company Medhat Youssef told EnterpriseAM. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Aramco currently has contracts running for the operation of the pipeline and owns <\/strong><strong>several storage facilities<\/strong>, along with other unnamed companies. Sumed will \u201cplay a significant role in fulfilling contracts between Aramco and European countries by utilizing its capacity to reach the Mediterranean via the Sumed terminal to Sidi Kerir, and from there to ships at the ports of Alexandria and Dekheila,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>How much can Saudi\u2019s pipeline really handle?<\/strong> While the East-West Pipeline has a standard nameplate capacity of 5 mn bbl \/ d, Aramco <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/todayinenergy\/detail.php?id=65504\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">proved it could stretch<\/a> this to 7 mn bbl \/ d when it temporarily expanded its capacity in 2019 amid tensions in the Gulf. The real question is whether pumping stations \u2014 many of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-technology.com\/contractors\/controls\/holland-controls\/pressreleases\/press-aramco-ew-pipeline-upgrade\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">which have been upgraded<\/a> over the last decade \u2014 can maintain the 7 mn bbl \/ d throughput sustainably should the blockade of Hormuz last for months, rather than weeks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It\u2019s all a trade-off: <\/strong>The 7 mn bbl \/ d figure was a temporary sprint in which the Kingdom used NGL lines for crude \u2014 a logistical trade-off, as it reduces the Kingdom\u2019s ability to move gas liquids to its petrochemical hubs and power plants.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>If Saudi can\u2019t hold 7 mn bbl \/ d, it will face a bottleneck <\/strong>\u2014 meaning only around a quarter of its total production would be able to safely bypass Hormuz. Asian buyers \u2014 the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/03\/03\/with-hormuz-on-lockdown-and-gcc-supply-strained-a-25-day-countdown-starts\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">primary market<\/a> for this crude \u2014 will have to weigh up the risk versus reward of this move.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The GCC\u2019s supply issues aren\u2019t limited to Hormuz \u2014 refineries and storage facilities are <\/strong><strong>facing fire. <\/strong>This leaves a key issue: even if alternative supply routes are secured, as long as energy infrastructure is still at risk of attack, supply could be snagged or take a literal hit at any moment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>While petroleum logistics have a workaround, the same cannot be said for LNG <\/strong>\u2014 South Asia\u2019s reliance on Qatari gas remains tethered to the strait, as Saudi Arabia lacks comparable Red Sea LNG export infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">What\u2019s next<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Easing away from a reliance on Hormuz?<\/strong> \u201cI would consider this only a short-term solution until the conflict ends,\u201d Equity Research Analyst at Gabelli Funds Jens Zimmermann told EnterpriseAM. That said, tensions always have the potential to flare up again. \u201cI could imagine that Saudi could invest in building more pipeline capacity to the Red Sea. That would take time, but could be considered a \u2018long-term solution\u2019 to diversify its export channels,\u201d Zimmermann added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>We\u2019re watching out for Asian supply contracts.<\/strong> If China and India follow Pakistan\u2019s lead, Saudi\u2019s Red Sea initiative could become the most viable option to bypass Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The disruption will hit Asian markets hardest<\/strong>, as they uptake 45.7% of their total crude load and 29.5% of their gasoline via the strait. Countries like Japan, China, and India \u2014 which rely on the Middle East for the vast majority of their crude \u2014 are facing immediate supply gaps as tankers are unable to exit the Gulf.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>We\u2019re waiting to hear more about the volume being funneled through the pipeline.<\/strong> This will indicate how reliant Saudi Aramco plans to be on its East-West Pipeline to feed this Red Sea pivot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Background <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The math for a Suez-Hormuz bypass is catastrophic for margins.<\/strong> Rerouting Indian or Gulf exports around the Cape of Good Hope adds 15-20 days to transit times \u2014 but the bigger shock is the war-risk premium, which has jumped from 0.025% to 0.5% of vessel value in just a matter of days. With Brent crude surging to USD 130 \/ bbl on Hormuz closure fears, the delivered cost of goods is no longer predictable \u2014 exporters who paid USD 300 for a container to Dubai are now starting at USD 1.2k.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia is looking towards Yanbu on its Red Sea coast, with Egypt offering up its Sumid pipeline to form a Mediterranean land-to-pipe bridge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":104946,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2570],"tags":[384,2425,10,241],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-104945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy","tag-egypt","tag-energy","tag-enterpriseam-ksa","tag-saudi-arabia","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"d5691662-f731-4ce0-b9ef-3fa3fefb85d7","order":"5","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/3\/312.jpg","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"Bypassing Hormuz","related_issue":[104937],"teaser":"Saudi Arabia is looking towards Yanbu on its Red Sea coast, with Egypt offering up its Sumid pipeline to form a Mediterranean land-to-pipe bridge"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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