Saudi Arabia resumes oil exports through Red Sea



Saudi Arabia said on Saturday was resuming oil shipments through the Red Sea that were suspended after attacks on its oil tankers by Yemen's Houthi rebels.

Saudi oil shipments along the route were halted on July 26 after the Iran-backed rebels attacked two oil tankers in the strait connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, known as Bab Al Mandeb.

The Saudi-led military coalition supporting the Yemeni government said the attacks were launched from the rebel-held port city of Hodeidah, currently the focus of Yemen's three-year-old civil war.

"The decision to resume shipping of oil through Bab Al Mandeb comes after all necessary procedures were taken by the coalition leadership to protect ships of the coalition countries," the state news agency SPA quoted Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al Falih as saying.

The Saudi national oil company Aramco confirmed that shipping had resumed effective immediately.

"The company is careful to continue monitoring and evaluating the current situation in co-ordination with the relevant bodies and take all necessary procedures to ensure safety," Aramco said.

The Red Sea is one of the world's most important routes for oil shipments, with tankers heading from the Middle East through the Suez Canal to Europe. Bab Al Mandeb is only 20 kilometres wide, making hundreds of ships potentially an easy target.

'The worst thing you can eat'

Trans fat is typically found in fried and baked goods, but you may be consuming more than you think.

Powdered coffee creamer, microwave popcorn and virtually anything processed with a crust is likely to contain it, as this guide from Mayo Clinic outlines: 

Baked goods - Most cakes, cookies, pie crusts and crackers contain shortening, which is usually made from partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Ready-made frosting is another source of trans fat.

Snacks - Potato, corn and tortilla chips often contain trans fat. And while popcorn can be a healthy snack, many types of packaged or microwave popcorn use trans fat to help cook or flavour the popcorn.

Fried food - Foods that require deep frying — french fries, doughnuts and fried chicken — can contain trans fat from the oil used in the cooking process.

Refrigerator dough - Products such as canned biscuits and cinnamon rolls often contain trans fat, as do frozen pizza crusts.

Creamer and margarine - Nondairy coffee creamer and stick margarines also may contain partially hydrogenated vegetable oils.

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