Middle East turmoil is redrawing global oil routes in Africa’s favour, sending more vessels around the Cape of Good Hope and strengthening the continent’s ports and maritime service centres, a shift now reinforced by Saudi crude tankers bound for India and China making U-turns in the Red Sea following Yemen’s Houthi warning

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.

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…

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.

ALBAWABA- Two Saudi crude oil tankers changed course on Tuesday and headed toward the Suez Canal after the Houthi movement announced a maritime blockade

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…

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.

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…

Iran’s Houthi allies have already prepared drones and missiles for strikes in the strait.

Three oil tankers loaded with Saudi Arabian crude bound for China and India made U-turns in the Red Sea on Tuesday, following a warning from Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militia.

Três petroleiros com carga da Arábia Saudita mudam de rota após ameaças dos houtis

Egypt backs Riyadh as Houthi maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia threatens a chokepoint handling over 10% of global seaborne oil trade and Suez Canal revenues.

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.

Shipping disruptions are emerging in key Middle East oil transit routes. Concerns are rising as vessels alter voyages due to security risks. The Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea are…

Three Saudi crude oil tankers bound for India and China reversed course in the Red Sea after Yemen's Houthi militia announced a naval blockade.

Middle East turmoil is redrawing global oil routes in Africa’s favour, sending more vessels around the Cape of Good Hope and strengthening the continent’s ports and maritime…

About 6 million barrels of crude per day that pass through the strait to Asia are now at risk, experts say.