Even a brief closure of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea, now a crucial alternative supply route, will significantly exacerbate the oil deficit.

Satellite view of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is a vital trade route linking the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Suez Canal, and Mediterranean.Gallo Images | Orbital Horizon |…

By Nayera Abdallah, Eman Abouhassira and Enas AlashrayDUBAI/CAIRO, July 20 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday they were imposing a naval blockade on Saudi…

Houthi blockade in the Red Sea tightens Iran's grip on energy supplies. Strait of Hormuz traffic normal by August 31 at 14.5% YES.

Yemen's Houthis declared a maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia on Monday. This action escalates regional conflict and impacts global energy markets significantly. The Red Sea…

After the Strait of Hormuz disruptions, a fresh threat to the world's oil supply has emerged with the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen announcing a maritime blockade against…

Yemen sits on the Bab el-Mandeb strait and closing that would open up a new front in the energy crisis and Iran's overarching conflict with the US. | World News

The Iran-backed group said the maritime embargo on the Gulf's biggest crude exporter would be effective immediately.

Houthis declared a maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia targeting the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, threatening 4.5M barrels of daily oil transit and raising

The Bab el-Mandeb connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and is a key route for crude and fuel shipments moving between the Middle East, Europe and Asia

Houthi rebels block Saudi shipping in the Red Sea. Targeting shipping by July 31 at 49.5% YES; by August 31 at 62.5% YES.

Closing the Bab al-Mandab Strait could add a new ‘layer of complexity’ to hostilities

A successful effort to shut the Bab el-Mandeb Strait would strike at one of the world’s most important oil shipping routes

By Jana Choukeir, Nayera Abdallah and Elwely ElwellyDUBAI, July 21 (Reuters) - Two oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to Asia reversed course in the Red Sea on Tuesday after threats…

Houthi threats, Iranian strikes and a Hormuz standstill send oil surging as the US-Iran conflict enters its 10th day.

Even a brief closure of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea, now a crucial alternative supply route, will significantly exacerbate the oil deficit.

By Jana Choukeir, Nayera Abdallah and Elwely ElwellyDUBAI, July 21 (Reuters) - Two oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to Asia reversed course in the Red Sea on Tuesday after threats…

By Claudia Assis and Myra P. Saefong

If Yemen's Houthi rebels successfully blockade Saudi Arabian ships, global oil supplies could come under more pressure.

Two oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to Asia reversed course in the Red Sea on Tuesday after threats from Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, as a widening Middle East conflict…

Red Sea oil supply disruptions have begun! Three tankers carrying Saudi Arabia crude oil that were bound for China and India reversed course in the Red Sea on Tuesday.