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.

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 |…

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…

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

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.

A Chinese oil tanker reversed course in the Red Sea after Houthi threats. Bab el-Mandeb Strait effectively closed by September 30 at 21.5% YES.

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.

Two oil tankers carrying Saudi crude for India and China changed course. Houthi militia warned shipping companies against loading or unloading cargo at Saudi ports. This…

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.

Houthis declared a maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia on July 20, 2026, sending tankers into U-turns and threatening oil prices above $100

Houthi attacks are expanding the Middle East conflict into the Red Sea, forcing tankers to reroute and pushing Brent above $91 amid growing fears of prolonged supply disruptions.

If shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is disrupted Saudi Arabia would face increased security costs and reduced flexibility in export shipments, Ahmed Nagi added

Saudi tankers reroute via Cape of Good Hope due to Houthi blockade threats. WTI reaching $110 in July 2026 at 1.8% YES.

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…

Warning to shipping companies, on top of Iran’s chokehold on strait of Hormuz, may severely affect Saudi oil exports

By Claudia Assis and Myra P. Saefong

HOUSTON, July 21 : Asian refiners are seeking to ship crude oil from Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port through the Suez Canal and around Africa after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said…

Asian refiners reroute Saudi oil through the Suez Canal due to Houthi threats. WTI reaching $90 in July 2026 at 43.2% YES.