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Physical damage to a pipeline imposes a repair timeline that operators cannot shortcut. Saudi Arabia closed the East-West pipeline after it sustained damage in a drone attack launched from Iraq, and the U.S.
Energy Secretary told CNBC the line should reopen in days. The mechanism is straightforward. When a strike hits the line, the section closes.
Workers must reach the damaged point, assess the structural condition, and complete the repair before flow resumes. That sequence, not any policy decision, determines when the line opens again.
The attack was launched from Iraq. The Energy Secretary's characterization on CNBC was brief: a short interruption, measured in days.
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