US EditionSaudi Aramco temporarily shuts Ras Tanura refinery after drone strike: Report
Saudi Aramco halted some units at Ras Tanura refinery after drone debris caused a limited fire; no local petroleum supply disruption was reported, officials said.
- On Monday, Saudi Aramco paused operations at Ras Tanura after a drone strike targeted the refinery near Dammam, causing a temporary shutdown.
- Amid an escalation, the IRGC claimed responsibility for the drone strike on Monday, targeting US and Israeli interests in the region.
- Two drones were intercepted at the facility, causing a small fire from falling debris that was controlled; some operational units at Ras Tanura were shut as a precaution, with no injuries, Saudi defence ministry spokesperson said.
- Markets reacted swiftly as Ras Tanura's temporary closure adds to supply anxieties with capacity over 550,000 barrels per day, driving Brent crude futures up roughly 10% to over $82 a barrel on Monday.
- After the September 2019 Abqaiq and Khurais attacks that knocked out more than half of Saudi crude production, Wood Mackenzie warned oil prices could top $100 per barrel if tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is not restored quickly.
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Saudi Arabia's oil company has temporarily shut down its Ras Tanoura refinery after it was hit by an Iranian drone strike and caught fire, amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
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The state-owned oil giant, Aramco, confirmed that production at its 550,000-barrel-per-day Ras Tanura refinery was suspended on Monday. The post US/US//Israel-Iran War: Drone strike forces shutdown of Saudi Arabia’s largest refinery appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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