Under Threat, Saudi Arabia Reroutes Oil Exports Yet Again

Forced away from the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, the Saudis turned to the Red Sea. Now they are relying on a less dangerous but more complicated detour via the Suez Canal.A container terminal in Ain Sokhna, Egypt. Saudi tankers offload oil in Ain Sokhna for the Sumed pipeline, which connects to the Mediterranean.