The incident caused no fatalities or injuries, and pipeline operations were not affected, the source said, Reuters reported.
The 1,200-kilometer (745-mile) pipeline runs across the Arabian Peninsula, transporting crude oil to the Red Sea port of Yanbu and providing Saudi Arabia with an alternative export route amid disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Riyadh has rerouted around 4 million barrels of crude per day through the pipeline since the conflict in the Middle East disrupted oil flows through the strategic waterway. This volume is equivalent to approximately 4% of global oil supply, according to Reuters.
The pipeline was shut down for several days in September following drone attacks that Saudi Arabia blamed on Iraqi militias.
The latest reported incident comes as the pipeline plays a crucial role in maintaining Saudi oil exports amid the wartime disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which has severely affected exports from other Gulf producers.
