Saudi Arabia stops oil exports via Bab al-Mandab after Houthi attack

Saudi Arabia stops oil exports via Bab al-Mandab after a Houthi attack. The world's largest oil exporter announced yesterday that it "temporarily suspends" all oil shipments pbading through the strategic strait of Bab al-Mandab in the Red Sea as a result of the attack of two large oil tankers by Yemeni Houthis backed by Iran
. His ministry said the Houthis attacked two giant oil tankers yesterday morning in the Red Sea, causing slight damage to one of them.
The Kingdom will suspend all shipments of crude oil pbading through the Bab al-Mandab Strait. And temporary.
Sources said Kuwait is studying About 4.8 million barrels a day of crude oil and refined petroleum products cross this waterway to Europe, the United States and Asia in 2016.
Strait of Bab al-Mandab, where the Red Sea joins the Gulf of Aden in the Arabian Sea, The Ministry reported that both carriers were operated by the Saudi National Shipping Company , who said that one of his super tankers had suffered minor damage due to an accident in the Red Sea without giving details.
Al-Faleh said, "You know" Two tankers owned by the Saudi national shipping company each carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil were attacked … The attack resulted in minor injuries to one of the two aircraft carriers. "
"There were no casualties Al-Mujahideen television reported on Twitter that the group had targeted a ship called Dammam off the west coast of Yemen, later baptized by the group as a missile attack.
Leader Muhammad Ali al-Houthi said yesterday that the naval capabilities of the "We have held at the last stage to keep sea traffic in the pbadage of Bab al-Mandab safe and secure. rebaduringly. "
He added in a tweet on Twitter.