Oil prices ease slightly as Saudi pipeline reopens

Published September 29, 2026 7:51am ET | Updated September 29, 2026 8:16am ET



Oil prices eased slightly this week after Saudi Arabia’s flagship oil company reopened a key pipeline.

Crude oil prices hovered near $106.72 per barrel for Brent and $92.11 per barrel for West Texas Intermediate as Saudi Aramco resumed operations on the repaired East-West Pipeline, which had been damaged in drone strikes earlier this month. Saudi officials reported the drones originated from an Iraqi province.

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