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LONDON: Saudi Aramco loaded about 14 million barrels of crude oil on seven supertankers inside the Mideast Gulf on Sunday, data from TankerTrackers.com \u200bshowed, as the kingdom increased loadings from Gulf export terminals after an attack disrupted \u200bshipments via its east-west pipeline to the Red Sea.<\/strong><\/p>\n The loadings add to signs \u2060of a partial recovery in Saudi shipments, with expectations of higher volumes weighing on oil prices \u200bon Monday and helping push the Brent benchmark below $100 a barrel for the first time since September \u200b9.<\/p>\n The seven vessels are Very Large Crude Carriers, or VLCCs, TankerTrackers.com said. Satellite images seen by Reuters, appear to show seven tankers near Saudi Arabia\u2019s Ras Tanura port on Sunday.<\/p>\n An Aramco spokesperson declined to comment.<\/p>\n The loading of seven tankers \u200bwould suggest an increase in Saudi supplies. JP Morgan analysts said in a September 18 note that \u200bsatellite data indicated Saudi oil moving through the Strait of Hormuz averaged 2.9 million barrels per day over \u200cthe past \u2060six days, up from just 700,000 bpd in August.<\/p>\n Drone attacks forced Saudi Arabia to shut its East-West Pipeline on September 13, halting crude loadings at the kingdom\u2019s Yanbu oil port on the Red Sea.<\/p>\n As a result, Aramco cancelled some crude cargo sales to European clients, while boosting sales to Asia \u200bfor crude it loads at \u200bits eastern ports \u2060inside the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\nLOADINGS SHIFT FROM RED SEA<\/h2>\n