Saudi Arabia Cancels European Oil Deliveries After Pipeline Attack

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Saudi Arabia Cancels European Oil Deliveries After Pipeline Attack?

Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 29% are rated centre, 71% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 23. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Saudi Arabia Cancels European Oil Deliveries After Pipeline Attack left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of Saudi Arabia Cancels European Oil Deliveries After Pipeline Attack biased?

Saudi Arabia Cancels European Oil Deliveries After Pipeline Attack is one event reported by 23 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 Saudi Arabia Cancels European Oil Deliveries After Pipeline Attack?

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 Saudi Arabia Cancels European Oil Deliveries After Pipeline Attack?

23 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 has Saudi Aramco cancelled oil deliveries to Europe?

Saudi Aramco has cancelled or delayed crude oil deliveries to European refiners because its East-West pipeline has been offline since a September 10 attack. This pipeline is a key route for bypassing the Strait of Hormuz.

Which European refiners have been affected?

At least three European refiners have had late-September cargoes cancelled or rescheduled for as late as November. Two more expect notices covering September supplies. Poland's Orlen is already purchasing replacement crude grades through spot tenders.

How long will the East-West pipeline be shut down?

Reports differ on the timeline for the East-West pipeline's repair. Some digests suggest repair work could take several weeks, while others cite U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright estimating the shutdown would last "a few days."