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منشآت نفطية تمثل قدرة السعودية على إمداد الأسواق العالمية رغم إغلاق هرمز | Oil facilities representing Saudi capacity to supply global markets despite Hormuz closure

Energy

Saudi Arabia's Oil Power Play: The Only Country That Can Keep the World Supplied While Hormuz Burns

With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed and oil prices surging above $84, Saudi Arabia alone holds the spare capacity and the East-West Pipeline to bypass the crisis — but the numbers reveal real limits.

Mar 3, 2026

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