Saudi Aramco Seeks Foreign Partners to Expand Oil Stockpile

🛢️ ARAMCO — Riyadh is storing oil abroad while Dammam airport absorbs Houthi fire. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Aramco partnering internationally to stockpile signals Riyadh is hedging kinetic risk to its own infrastructure — not just price volatility. With King Fahad airport hit and Hormuz at near-zero transit capacity, Saudi Arabia can't guarantee domestic storage is safe or accessible. Stockpiles abroad preserve export revenue if Eastern Province facilities are struck. The variable: which partners accept — and what Riyadh trades for that insurance.