Diplomatie & Gouvernance
Saudi Arabia shuts its East-West pipeline after drone attacks launched from Iraq
published on
September 13, 2026
20
countries
50
sources
74
articles
the same fact, two accounts
this subject is more divergent than 51% of the subjects analysed
economic · diplomatic
GhanaAccra is measuring the impact of the closure of the Saudi East-West oil pipeline on an already strained oil market due to the war in the Red Sea, fearing a lasting surge in prices for West African importing economies.
What each one tells
opposition
QatarDoha condemns "in the strongest terms" the targeting of the East-West pipeline and welcomes the restraint shown by Riyadh towards Baghdad, placing the crisis on the diplomatic rather than military terrain.
- Ghana
of diplomatic restraint
the narrative highlights the Saudi choice not to retaliate rather than the military developments on the Iraqi ground.
Relies on Western agencies
the two headlines base their figures on data relayed by an international agency rather than a regional source of their own.
What the account puts first
QatarDiplomatic
the Qatari statement highlights Saudi restraint rather than the investigation into the origin of the attack.
Omission of regional context
the Qatari statement does not mention Iran or the Houthi advance in the Red Sea, which are discussed elsewhere in the pool.
- Ghana
this perspective does not carry this information
What it leans on
Qatar onlyQatarReliance on official statements
several articles in the pool reproduce, almost verbatim, the statements from the Gulf Foreign Ministries.
and the figures
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Daily transport volume before closure
millions of barrels per day
this press does not report this figure
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Maximum capacity of the East-West pipeline
millions of barrels per day
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above $100 a barrel
Price of a barrel of crude oil after the attack
dollars per barrel
only one reports itthis press does not report this figure