Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline. - Runs 1,200km from Abqaiq in the Eastern Province to Yanbu on the Red Sea, letting Saudi crude bypass the Strait of Hormuz. - 7 million barrels a day since war began, the highest throughput in its history. - Allows Saudi exports from Red Sea ports, which have averaged 4.7 million barrels a day, almost three times the level a year earlier. - Targeted in drone attack originating from Iraq, the pipeline has now been shut down as a precautionary measure.

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