Saudi Arabia’s crude exports from Yanbu on the Red Sea have fallen sharply from their March high. By June, flows from the port were about 2.39 million barrels per day, a decline of roughly 41% from the earlier peak.
The drop follows a period when the kingdom had redirected virtually all crude exports through its East-West pipeline to Yanbu at the start of the Iran war. That shift had temporarily made the Red Sea outlet a much more important route for Saudi shipments.
The latest figures indicate that the surge in Yanbu exports has eased significantly since March. While the port remains a major part of Saudi Arabia’s export network, the pace of crude moving through the Red Sea route has weakened from the levels seen during the earlier rerouting.
The change highlights how quickly Saudi export patterns can shift when regional tensions affect normal shipping routes. With Yanbu volumes now well below their peak, attention is likely to stay on how the kingdom balances pipeline use, port flows and overall crude exports in the coming months.
