PTT Public Company LimitedPTT reports the Saudi East-West pipeline halt after an attack, a supply disruption that lifted oil prices, but the impact on PTT itself is mixed (upstream gains vs. refining/feedstock costs).

PTT Public Company Limited reported on the oil market situation for the week of September 14-18, 2026, that Saudi Arabia has ordered a temporary halt to operations on the East-West pipeline, which has an export capacity of 7 million barrels per day, after it was attacked by Iraqi forces linked to Iran, and repairs are expected to take about 5-6 weeks. The pipeline is used to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, transporting crude oil from the Persian Gulf side out through the Red Sea at the Yanbu port, which has an export capacity of 5 million barrels per day. Meanwhile, Reuters estimates that crude oil in storage at Yanbu port would be sufficient for only 5-7 days of exports if the East-West pipeline remains shut down. Average weekly oil prices rose across the board, with Brent crude at 101.67 dollars per barrel, up 7.16; West Texas crude at 97.90 dollars per barrel, up 7.95; Dubai crude at 116.45 dollars per barrel, up 16.17; 95-octane gasoline at 137.92 dollars per barrel, up 12.49; and diesel at 174.68 dollars per barrel, up 9.95. In addition, a meeting between Iran and Oman together with Iraq, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates to discuss the Strait of Hormuz issue, originally scheduled for September 14, 2026 in Oman, has been postponed indefinitely. The September 2026 report of the International Energy Agency, or IEA, forecasts global oil demand growth in 2026 to fall by 2.5 million barrels per day compared with the previous year, a downward revision of 0.9 million barrels per day from its previous forecast, and forecasts 2027 growth of 2.6 million barrels per day compared with the previous year, an upward revision of 0.1 million barrels per day from its previous estimate.
PTT Public Company LimitedPTT reports the Saudi East-West pipeline halt after an attack, a supply disruption that lifted oil prices, but the impact on PTT itself is mixed (upstream gains vs. refining/feedstock costs).