Map view showing the distance between Yanbu on the Red Sea coast and Al-Jubail in the Gulf, the two strategic endpoints of Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline linking key export routes across the kingdom. (Image: Google Maps)
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa address a joint press conference after talks at the Chancellery in Berlin on March 30, 2026. (AFP)
The Valero logo is displayed on a tank at the Valero Wilmington Oil Refinery adjacent to the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on April 10, 2025. (AFP)
