This is “Petroline” built in 1981, a 746 mile pipeline in Saudi Arabia.
It was built during the Iran-Iraqi war to bypass the “tanker wars” taking place in the Strait of Hormuz. It transports 7 bpd of crude oil from the Persian Gulf in the east of Saudi to Yanbu on the Red Sea. This image shows the pipeline along the border with Iraq. The pipeline serves as an alternative route to Hormuz. It was attacked by Iran on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 shortly after the “cease-fire” went into effect.
Other images in this collection show pipelines in Kuwait and Qatar.
To help put this unnecessary war in context, I’ve curated photographs of major energy infrastructure around the world on my website, WayneEastep.com, under Energy.
Sources: Financial Times, AlJazeera, Reuters, Oil Price.com
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