Why is Aramco offering more crude oil cargoes from Egypt's Mediterranean port of Sidi Kerir?

Aramco is offering additional crude cargoes from Egypt's Mediterranean port of Sidi Kerir due to heightened risks to its southbound Red Sea exports through the Bab el-Mandeb strait, following Houthi threats and attacks on Saudi oil tankers. The cargoes are shipped to Egypt's Red Sea port of Ain Sukhna and then transported via the Suez-Mediterranean Pipeline to Sidi Kerir, where they are offered on a spot basis to supplement supplies for Aramco's term buyers—enhancing market flexibility amid escalating regional security concerns.

How are the additional crude cargoes from Sidi Kerir being supplied and to whom?

The additional crude cargoes are shipped to Egypt's Red Sea port of Ain Sukhna and then carried by the Suez-Mediterranean Pipeline to the Mediterranean port of Sidi Kerir; they are offered on a spot basis, according to two trading sources, to supplement supplies for Aramco's term buyers—some of whom are already served from Sidi Kerir in Europe and North America.

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