Saudi ARAMCO Attack
- On 14 September 2019, drone attacks targeted a major Saudi Aramco oil processing facility, the Abqaiq oil processing facility in Buqyaq, and oilfield in eastern Saudi Arabia, sparking a huge fire at one of the sites. It is the largest crude oil stabilization plant in the world.
- The attack affected nearly 50% of the country’s global supply of crude and has resulted into a cut in the country’s oil output by 5.7 million barrels every day which is estimated to be more than 5% of the global oil supply.
- The Houthi rebel group based in neighbouring Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack, ....
