A fault at a pumping station, for example a broken valve, can be fixed relatively quickly, you pull a spare out of storage and install it, taking maybe a couple

A fault at a pumping station, for example a broken valve, can be fixed relatively quickly, you pull a spare out of storage and install it, taking maybe a couple of days if it's a critical-path component that can't be bypassed and you need to shut down and commission-test afterwards. This isn't a fault though, what the Houthis have done is turned the whole site into a blackened pile of twisted metal, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/14/saudi-pipeline-drone-attack-houthis-global-oil-supply-prices https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/14/saudi-pipeline.... The remedy isn't to replace a part, it's to clear the entire site of debris and rebuild it from the ground up. And that's assuming the material to build a complete pumping station is just lying around in a yard somewhere and doesn't need to be manufactured on demand with an 18-month lead time - the story quotes 1 1/2 months to repair, but who knows what it'll actually be.