Saudi Aramco chief warns of 'scarily thin’ global oil stockpiles, amid war on Iran

Middle East EyeOctober 6, 2026By Mera Aladam

Saudi Aramco chief warns of 'scarily thin’ global oil stockpiles, amid war on Iran The chief executive of Saudi Aramco warned that the world's oil stockpiles are now "scarily thin". In his first public speech since the US-Israel war on Iran began, Amin Nasser said the conflict reduced oil supply from the region by "nearly 3bn barrels", with over 1bn barrels of oil released from reserves to cushion the depletion. Nasser estimated that "less than 6bn barrels of commercial inventories remain tod…

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