Asian refiners seek Saudi Aramco crude outside Red Sea over security risks

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Asian refiners seek Saudi Aramco crude outside Red Sea over security…?

Of the 14 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 15% are rated left, 54% are rated centre, 31% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 18. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Asian refiners seek Saudi Aramco crude outside Red Sea over security… left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 14 rated outlets on this story, 15% are rated left, 54% are rated centre, 31% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of Asian refiners seek Saudi Aramco crude outside Red Sea over security… biased?

Asian refiners seek Saudi Aramco crude outside Red Sea over security risks is one event reported by 18 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Asian refiners seek Saudi Aramco crude outside Red Sea over security…?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Asian refiners seek Saudi Aramco crude outside Red Sea over security…?

18 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Why are Asian refiners asking for crude to be delivered at Sidi Kerir instead of Yanbu?

Asian refiners have asked Saudi Aramco to deliver September crude at Egypt’s Sidi Kerir port instead of Yanbu on the Red Sea due to security risks. Houthi attacks on tankers and energy infrastructure in the Red Sea have made shipowners reluctant to navigate the area, as reported by Bloomberg and Oil Price.

Which refiners were asked to collect crude from Sidi Kerir?

Saudi Aramco asked refiners in Japan and South Korea to collect their September crude allocations from Sidi Kerir, while those in China, Taiwan and India were mostly directed to Yanbu, according to the Times of India and Oil Price.

What is the risk of shipping crude from Sidi Kerir to Asia?

The higher cost of shipping crude from Sidi Kerir around Africa to Asia may lead at least one refiner to skip its monthly allocation, traders told Bloomberg. The longer route increases expenses, which could outweigh the benefits of avoiding the Red Sea.

Is Aramco offering crude outside the Strait of Hormuz?

Yes, Saudi Aramco is privately negotiating crude deliveries outside the Strait of Hormuz with some Asian refiners, a strategy similar to that used by ADNOC, as reported by Reuters and Business Standard.