U.S. crude oil tops $106 as market awaits updates on Saudi pipeline outage

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Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen, meanwhile, carried out renewed strikes on Saudi Arabia this week.

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  • Reported by CNBC World and published Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:01:40 UTC.

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  1. Oil’s safety net is fraying as Saudi Arabia races to restart a key pipeline

  2. Satellite image reveals major damage that shut crucial Saudi oil pipeline

  3. Saudi Arabia faces high-stakes choices as war with Houthis escalates

  4. Lalbaugcha Raja: How a broken market and a vow created Mumbai’s iconic Ganpati

  5. Houthis seize Red Sea islands, attack Saudi targets

  6. U.S. crude oil tops $106 as market awaits updates on Saudi pipeline outage

  7. Saudi pipeline closure is a brief interruption that will last days, U.S. Energy Secretary tells CNBC

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