Saudi beats UAE in Kenya fuel supplies on Iran war

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A vessel offloads fuel at the Kipevu Oil Terminal. Anxiety rises over potential fuel shortage amid thinning supplies following Middle East war.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

The blockade of Strait of Hormuz has redrawn Kenya’s fuel supply map after Saudi Arabia overtook the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the country’s largest source of petroleum imports with the help of pipelines bypassing the Strait of Hormuz.

Saudi Arabia unlike the UAE has managed to ship huge volumes of oil using pipelines without crossing the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran shut following the war.

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