Aramco Suspends Yanbu Loadings as Saudi Oil Crisis Deepens

CommodityGeopoliticsM&A · Partnership Impact 5
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Summary · why it matters

Saudi Aramco has suspended loadings from the Red Sea port of Yanbu after Saudi Arabia halted its 7 million b/d East-West pipeline, sending ICE Brent back to $108 per barrel. The halt of the main wartime outlet via Yanbu followed Thursday rumours of strikes on the pipeline and a Friday announcement that pipeline transportation via the key Hormuz bypass had stopped, and Saudi Arabia is now seeking to raise exports through Hormuz, hindered by record tanker rates near $1 million per day. Asia's oil industry is facing a double whammy of supply shortages and better-than-expected demand, with futures on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rising to $138 per barrel on Tuesday, the highest reading on record, as Chinese refiners scramble for available October supply. Chartering a VLCC in the Persian Gulf now costs $30-32 per barrel with war risk premia and additional insurance on top, and Asian benchmarks now consistently trend $15-20 per barrel above ICE Brent, with the region's crude demand expected to dip by 1.5 million b/d this year. In other market moves, Enbridge announced it would acquire Blackstone-owned Tallgrass Energy's oil business for $2.55 billion in cash, including a majority stake in the 460,000 b/d Pony Express Pipeline, while Dangote launched Africa's largest IPO, offering roughly 3% of its Lagos refinery to raise $1.6 billion, or $2.1 billion if oversubscribed.

Impact on stocks 3

Energy Transition & Power Demand▲ · 1 stocks
Enbridge Inc
ENB
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Enbridge announced it will acquire Blackstone-owned Tallgrass Energy's oil business for $2.55 billion in cash, including a majority stake in the Pony Express Pipeline.

Artificial Intelligence▲ · 1 stocks
Energy▲ · 1 stocks

Off-coverage companies 2

Saudi AramcoPrivate▼ Negative
Supplyrelevance

Aramco suspended loadings from Yanbu after Saudi Arabia halted its 7 million b/d East-West pipeline, cutting its export capacity.

Tallgrass EnergyPrivate▲ Positive
Capitalrelevance

Tallgrass Energy's oil business is being acquired by Enbridge for $2.55 billion in cash.

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