The alleged attack is the latest incident involving oil tankers in the Red Sea and Gulf region, and is likely to ratchet up tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Tensions are already high in the Red Sea shipping area, which links the Indian Ocean with the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal. It follows strikes on key Saudi oil installations in September and attacks on tankers in the Gulf area in May and June. It said the Sinopa was in the Red Sea, according the latest data updated on Oct 10. The Sept. 14 attacks on Saudi oil sites in the east of the kingdom shut down 5.7 million barrels per day (bpd) of production, about half of Saudi output and roughly 5% of global supply.

Source: bd News24 October 11, 2019 06:56 UTC