Day of the drone: Saudi oil attacks signal the future of warfare
5 years, 3 months ago

Day of the drone: Saudi oil attacks signal the future of warfare

India Today  

One of 21st century's most significant military events unfolded in eastern Saudi Arabia, bordering the Persian Gulf, in the early hours of September 14. Over a dozen drones launched by the Houthis, an Iran-backed Yemeni rebel group, slammed into the giant onion-shaped spheroids used to process crude oil in Abqaiq, the world's largest crude oil processing facility, and Khurais, the kingdom's second-largest oil field. The attacks on Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil producer Saudi Aramco, triggered blazing fires, leading to the refinery shutting down. Saudi Arabian officials said on September 19 that the attacks involved 18 drones and seven cruise missiles including Iranian-origin Delta UAVs. Saudi Arabia's US-supplied Patriot-3 air defence missile shield, for instance, failed to detect or intercept these drones.

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Satellite photos show Yemen rebels hit Saudi oil site again
2 years, 9 months ago

Satellite photos show Yemen rebels hit Saudi oil site again

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels this week struck the same oil storage tank in the Saudi Arabian city of Jiddah they had previously hit a year and a half ago, satellite photos showed Tuesday. It also comes as Saudi Arabia issued an unusually stark warning that it is unable to guarantee its oil production won’t be …

Saudi oil refinery attacked by drone, sparking small fire
2 years, 9 months ago

Saudi oil refinery attacked by drone, sparking small fire

India TV News  

Highlights An oil refinery in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh was attacked by drone It caused a small fire that did not cause injuries or affect supplies, said the energy ministry The statement did not specify where the drone strike was launched from An oil refinery in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, was attacked by drone, causing a small fire that did …

UAE envoy: Yemen’s Houthis used missiles in Abu Dhabi attack
2 years, 11 months ago

UAE envoy: Yemen’s Houthis used missiles in Abu Dhabi attack

The Hindu  

Yemen’s Houthi rebels used cruise and ballistic missiles, in addition to drones, in an attack on Abu Dhabi this week that killed three people and set off fires at a fuel depot and an international airport, the Emirati ambassador to the United States said Wednesday. The remarks by Ambassador Yousef Al-Otaiba marked an official acknowledgement that missiles — and not …

UAE envoy: Yemen’s Houthis used missiles in Abu Dhabi attack
2 years, 11 months ago

UAE envoy: Yemen’s Houthis used missiles in Abu Dhabi attack

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels used cruise and ballistic missiles, in addition to drones, in an attack on Abu Dhabi this week that killed three people and set off fires at a fuel depot and an international airport, the Emirati ambassador to the United States said Wednesday. The remarks by Ambassador Yousef Al-Otaiba marked an official acknowledgement …

Drone attack in Abu Dhabi claimed by Yemen’s rebels kills 3
2 years, 11 months ago

Drone attack in Abu Dhabi claimed by Yemen’s rebels kills 3

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A drone attack claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeting a key oil facility in Abu Dhabi killed three people on Monday and sparked a fire at Abu Dhabi’s international airport. Senior Emirati diplomat Anwar Gargash blamed the Houthis for the attack, saying on Twitter that Emirati authorities were handling the rebel group’s “vicious attack on …

Drone attack in Abu Dhabi claimed by Yemen’s rebels kills 3
2 years, 11 months ago

Drone attack in Abu Dhabi claimed by Yemen’s rebels kills 3

LA Times  

In a satellite photo, Abu Dhabi International Airport is seen Dec. 8. A suspected drone attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeting a key oil facility in Abu Dhabi killed three people and sparked a separate fire at Abu Dhabi’s international airport Monday, police said. A drone attack claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeting a key oil facility in Abu Dhabi …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim attacks on Saudi oil facilities
3 years, 8 months ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim attacks on Saudi oil facilities

Al Jazeera  

The Yemeni group claimed to have targeted Aramco’s refineries in the coastal cities of Jeddah and Jubail but Saudi Arabia has yet to confirm. Yemen’s Houthis claim to have launched drone attacks against Saudi Arabian energy giant Aramco’s facilities, amid a surge in fighting between the rebels and forces loyal to the Riyadh-backed government in Yemen. Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree …

Houthis launch attacks on Saudi oil facilities, military sites
3 years, 9 months ago

Houthis launch attacks on Saudi oil facilities, military sites

Al Jazeera  

Saudi Arabia says it plans to take action after Yemen’s Houthis launch drone and missile attacks on sixth anniversary of Saudi intervention. Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they have launched drone and ballistic missile attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting oil facilities owned by the state-run Saudi Aramco company and military sites, coinciding with the sixth anniversary of the kingdom’s military intervention …

Saudi Arabia: Drones attack Riyadh oil facility, no damage
3 years, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia: Drones attack Riyadh oil facility, no damage

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A drone attack struck an oil installation in Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh on Friday, the Saudi state-run news agency reported, igniting a blaze at the facility deep in the kingdom’s territory. Most recently, drones struck Ras Tanura, the country’s largest crude oil refinery with capacity of 550,000 barrels a day, raising concerns about the …

Fire at Saudi Arabia oil facility after drone attack
3 years, 9 months ago

Fire at Saudi Arabia oil facility after drone attack

Al Jazeera  

Saudi Arabia condemns attack, saying it targeted ‘the security and stability of the world’s energy supplies’. Saudi Arabia said drones struck an oil facility in the capital of Riyadh on Friday, igniting a fire at the installation. Saudi Arabia condemned the attack saying the assault targeted “the security and stability of the world’s energy supplies”. “We condemn the Houthis’ attempts …

Drone strikes on key Saudi Arabian oil facilities push crude oil prices over $70 per barrel
3 years, 10 months ago

Drone strikes on key Saudi Arabian oil facilities push crude oil prices over $70 per barrel

India TV News  

Oil prices rose Monday as Saudi Arabian oil facilities were targeted by drone strikes just days after the largest crude exporting nations in the world said they would not increase output. The attacks in Saudi Arabia follow a devastating winter freeze in Texas and other parts of the southern United States last month knocked out production of roughly 4 million …

Houthis fire missiles, drones at Saudi oil facilities
3 years, 10 months ago

Houthis fire missiles, drones at Saudi oil facilities

Al Jazeera  

Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired drones and missiles at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry on Sunday, attacking a Saudi Aramco facility at Ras Tanura in an assault the kingdom said was aimed at the security and stability of the global energy supply. “One of the petroleum tank areas at the Ras Tanura Port in the Eastern Region, one of …

Recent drone attack on Saudi royal palace launched from Iraq
3 years, 10 months ago

Recent drone attack on Saudi royal palace launched from Iraq

The Hindu  

Explosive-laden drones that targeted Saudi Arabia’s royal palace in the kingdom’s capital last month were launched from inside Iraq, a senior Iran-backed militia official in Baghdad and a U.S. official said. Speaking to The Associated Press this week, the militia official said three drones were launched from Iraqi-Saudi border areas by a relatively unknown Iran-backed faction in Iraq and crashed …

Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles in attack claimed by Yemen’s Houthis
4 years, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles in attack claimed by Yemen’s Houthis

The Hindu  

Saudi Arabia said its air defences intercepted two ballistic missiles on Saturday night in an attack that Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group on Sunday said it had launched towards the capital Riyadh and southern areas near the Yemeni border. Yemen’s Houthis battling the Saudi-led coalition have launched hundreds of missiles and drones across the border, mostly at nearby military and civilian …

Explained | Are Saudi Arabia’s oil supplies vulnerable?
5 years, 3 months ago

Explained | Are Saudi Arabia’s oil supplies vulnerable?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Early on September 14, two critical Saudi Arabian oil installations near the Gulf coast came under attack. The drones and the missiles evaded Saudi Arabia’s U.S.-supplied air defence system and attacked the heart of the kingdom’s oil industry with pinpoint accuracy. Saudi Arabia later concluded that Iran, whose oil sales have tanked amid biting U.S. sanctions, …

Why last week’s attack could strengthen Saudi Aramco
5 years, 3 months ago

Why last week’s attack could strengthen Saudi Aramco

CNN  

Jeddah CNN Business — An attack in the early hours of September 14 struck at the core of Saudi Aramco, jolting a company that earns over half of Saudi Arabia’s total gross domestic product every year. More importantly, it illustrated just how vulnerable the world’s largest oil exporter is to an attack, despite Saudi Arabia having the highest per capita …

What We Know About The Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities
5 years, 3 months ago

What We Know About The Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities

NPR  

What We Know About The Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities Enlarge this image toggle caption Planet Labs Inc. Enlarge this image toggle caption U.S. Government/DigitalGlobe/AP U.S. Government/DigitalGlobe/AP The group that has claimed responsibility probably didn't do it Shortly after the attack, Houthi rebels in Yemen announced that they had launched drones against the Saudi facilities. Enlarge this image toggle caption …

Saudi Arabia says Iran missiles, drones attacked oil sites
5 years, 3 months ago

Saudi Arabia says Iran missiles, drones attacked oil sites

India TV News  

Saudi Arabia alleged Wednesday an attack by drones and cruise missiles on the heart of the kingdom’s oil industry was “unquestionably The news conference by Saudi military spokesman Col. Turki al-Malki comes after a summer of heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S. over President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrawing America from Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. The U.S. …

Drones are levelling the playing field in the asymmetrical arms race — and superpowers are worried
5 years, 3 months ago

Drones are levelling the playing field in the asymmetrical arms race — and superpowers are worried

ABC  

The potential use of drones to cripple as much as half of Saudi national oil production this week highlights a growing threat in modern-day conflict. Necessity is the mother of invention, and the growth of drone use by non-state actors represents the latest innovation in a never-ending arms race against technologically superior foes. Autonomous suicide drones the latest threat facing …

AP Analysis: Saudi oil attack part of dangerous new pattern
5 years, 3 months ago

AP Analysis: Saudi oil attack part of dangerous new pattern

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The assault on the beating heart of Saudi Arabia’s vast oil empire follows a new and dangerous pattern that’s emerged across the Persian Gulf this summer of precise attacks that leave few obvious clues as to who launched them. Their rapidly increasing sophistication fuels suspicion among experts and analysts however that Iran may be orchestrating …

Saudi Aramco oil refinery drone strikes a wake up call for India: Just matter of time before jihadis go high-tech
5 years, 3 months ago

Saudi Aramco oil refinery drone strikes a wake up call for India: Just matter of time before jihadis go high-tech

Firstpost  

For India, the Saudi attacks should be a wake up call: the next strike on Indian military complexes in Kashmir, or the next 26/11, could involve DIY-drones using components available off the shelf. Last week’s audacious assaults on the Abqaiq and Khurais oil facilities in eastern Saudi Arabia, which have halved the country’s production, or about 5 percent of global …

Oil Cos. maintain check, petrol-diesel prices may not spike
5 years, 3 months ago

Oil Cos. maintain check, petrol-diesel prices may not spike

India TV News  

Consumers in India are unlikely to be overburdened with high retail price of auto fuels - petrol and diesel - following a spike in international crude prices that rose 19 per cent on Monday. A recent report by Kotak said that in light of the sharp rise in international crude oil prices, Indian oil marketing companies may increase the retail …

Explained: Saudi Aramco oil facility attacked; what makes drone attacks so dangerous
5 years, 3 months ago

Explained: Saudi Aramco oil facility attacked; what makes drone attacks so dangerous

India Today  

In the early hours of September 14, Saudi Arabia suffered the deadliest attack on its oil facilities in recent times when a small army of drones attacked two major oil plants, destroying nearly 50 per cent of the country's global supply of crude. The drone attacks have crippled Saudi Arabia's oil facilities and its immediate fallout was seen in the …

US hints at military response to attacks on Saudi oil facilities
5 years, 3 months ago

US hints at military response to attacks on Saudi oil facilities

Live Mint  

Oil prices made their biggest jump since the Gulf War on Monday after President Donald Trump warned that the US was “locked and loaded” to respond to attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure that Washington blamed on Iran. But US secretary of state Mike Pompeo pointed the finger squarely at Tehran, saying there was no evidence the “unprecedented attack on the …

India condemns Saudi oil field attacks
5 years, 3 months ago

India condemns Saudi oil field attacks

India TV News  

India on Monday condemned the September 14 attacks on the Saudi Arabian oil fields and reiterated its resolve to oppose terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said: "We condemn the attacks of September 14, 2019 targetting Abqaiq oil processing facility and Khurais oil field in Saudi Arabia. Saudi …

Saudi Aramco drone attacks: Oil marketing, aviation stocks tumble amid crude oil prices surge by 20%
5 years, 3 months ago

Saudi Aramco drone attacks: Oil marketing, aviation stocks tumble amid crude oil prices surge by 20%

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Shares of oil marketing firms led by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd on Monday cracked up to 7 percent following huge spike in crude prices. Oil prices surged the most on record on Monday, with Brent crude rising by as much as 19.5 percent to $71.95 per barrel - the biggest gain in dollar terms since futures started trading …

Aramco drone strikes: Saudi Arabia assures India of no oil supply shortage, says oil ministry
5 years, 3 months ago

Aramco drone strikes: Saudi Arabia assures India of no oil supply shortage, says oil ministry

Firstpost  

India, the world’s third-largest oil consumer, will not be hit by a reduction in production at its No. 2 supplier Saudi Arabia, the Oil Ministry said on Monday New Delhi: India, the world’s third-largest oil consumer, will not be hit by a reduction in production at its No. A massive drone strike on the world’s largest crude-processing facility operated by …

Oil Prices soar after Saudi Aramco drone attack; Brent jumps 12%
5 years, 3 months ago

Oil Prices soar after Saudi Aramco drone attack; Brent jumps 12%

India TV News  

The global benchmark oil price, the Brent crude, jumped nearly 12 per cent on Monday. This is one the biggest-single day leap in recent times, which came after the drone attacks at the world's largest oil processing facility at Aramco in Saudi Arabia. The Brent crude oil prices had closed slightly higher than the $60 a barrel mark. The drone …

US-Iran throwing verbal punches after Saudi Aramco drone attacks
5 years, 3 months ago

US-Iran throwing verbal punches after Saudi Aramco drone attacks

India TV News  

Post-Saudi Aramco drone attack, Iran and USA having been throwing verbal punches at each other. US "locked and loaded" to respond to attack on Saudi oil: Donald Trump US President Donald Trump warned that his administration was "locked and loaded" to respond to a recent drone attack against two Saudi oil facilities and said he was just waiting for input …

US blames Iran for Saudi oil attack, Trump says locked and loaded
5 years, 3 months ago

US blames Iran for Saudi oil attack, Trump says locked and loaded

India Today  

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States was "locked and loaded" for a potential response to the attack on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities, after a senior US administration official said Iran was to blame. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also said there was no evidence the attack came from Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition has been …

Donald Trump allows oil release from Strategic Petroleum Reserve post Saudi drone attack
5 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump allows oil release from Strategic Petroleum Reserve post Saudi drone attack

India Today  

US President Donald Trump announced that he has authorized the release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve following the recent drone attack against two oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. "Based on the attack on Saudi Arabia which may have an impact on oil prices, I have authorized the release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, if needed, in …

Saudi Arabia stocks tumble three percent after Aramco drone attacks; kingdom temporarily halts oil production at facilities
5 years, 3 months ago

Saudi Arabia stocks tumble three percent after Aramco drone attacks; kingdom temporarily halts oil production at facilities

Firstpost  

The Saudi Arabia stock market dropped three percent at the start of trading on Sunday, the first session after drone attacks on two major oil facilities on Saturday. Riyadh: The Saudi Arabia stock market dropped three percent at the start of trading on Sunday, the first session after drone attacks on two major oil facilities on Saturday. The drones triggered …

Drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's Aramco oil facility disrupt 'half of total output', Riyadh says ready to respond to offensive by Iran-aligned rebels
5 years, 3 months ago

Drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's Aramco oil facility disrupt 'half of total output', Riyadh says ready to respond to offensive by Iran-aligned rebels

Firstpost  

Saudi Arabia said Saturday it was ready to respond to drone attacks claimed by Iran-aligned Yemeni rebels on two major oil facilities, which severely disrupted production as Washington blamed Tehran for the strike. Riyadh: Saudi Arabia said Saturday it was ready to respond to drone attacks claimed by Iran-aligned Yemeni rebels on two major oil facilities, which severely disrupted production …

Saudi Arabia: Drone attacks knocked out half its oil supply
5 years, 3 months ago

Saudi Arabia: Drone attacks knocked out half its oil supply

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched drone attacks on the world’s largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oil field Saturday, sparking huge fires and halting about half of the supplies from the world’s largest exporter of oil. The attacks resulted in “the temporary suspension of production operations” at the Abqaiq oil processing facility …

US points finger at Iran over Saudi oil drone attack that could cause energy prices to spike
5 years, 3 months ago

US points finger at Iran over Saudi oil drone attack that could cause energy prices to spike

ABC  

Iran has dismissed accusations by the United States that it was behind attacks on Saudi oil plants that risk disrupting global energy supplies and warned on Sunday that US bases and aircraft carriers in the region were in range of its missiles. Key points: Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group claimed responsibility for the attack Oil prices are expected to increase by …

Drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities knock out half the kingdom's oil supply
5 years, 3 months ago

Drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities knock out half the kingdom's oil supply

India Today  

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group said it attacked two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry on Saturday, knocking out more than half the Kingdom's output, in a move expected to send oil prices soaring and increase tensions in the Middle East. The attacks will cut the kingdom's output by 5.7 million barrels per day, according to a statement …

White House declines to rule out Trump-Rouhani meeting and US military response after drone attacks on Saudi oil field
5 years, 3 months ago

White House declines to rule out Trump-Rouhani meeting and US military response after drone attacks on Saudi oil field

CNN  

CNN — White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway said Sunday that President Donald Trump has “many options on the table” when it comes to responding to what his administration has described as Iran’s role in a crippling strike on Saudi Arabia’s oil production this weekend. In an address on Iran’s Press TV on Sunday, Rouhani did not specifically reference the …

US oil prices had their biggest spike in a decade after Saudi attack disrupts global supply
5 years, 3 months ago

US oil prices had their biggest spike in a decade after Saudi attack disrupts global supply

CNN  

New York/Hong Kong CNN Business — Oil prices spiked Monday after a devastating attack on the heart of Saudi Arabian oil production over the weekend shocked markets and could disrupt the global supply of crude for some time. State-owned Saudi Aramco oil facilities were badly damaged in the strikes and restoring production to their pre-attack levels “will take weeks, not …

US blames Iran for attacks on Saudi oil facilities
5 years, 3 months ago

US blames Iran for attacks on Saudi oil facilities

India Today  

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran for the attacks on two Aramco oil plants in the east of Saudi Arabia. "Amid all the calls for de-escalation, Iran has now launched an unprecedented attack on the world's energy supply," said the top US diplomat in dual tweets on Saturday afternoon, Xinhua news agency reported. Also on Saturday afternoon, the …

Saudi oil output cut in half after drones strike Aramco site
5 years, 3 months ago

Saudi oil output cut in half after drones strike Aramco site

Live Mint  

Dubai/London: Saudi Arabia’s oil production was cut by half after a swarm of explosive drones struck at the heart of the kingdom’s oil industry and set the world’s biggest crude-processing plant ablaze. The biggest attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure since Iraq’s Saddam Hussein fired scud missiles into the kingdom during the first Gulf war, the drone strike highlights the …

Houthis, the Islamic religious-political-armed movement of Yemen, claims responsibility for attack on Saudi oil facility
5 years, 3 months ago

Houthis, the Islamic religious-political-armed movement of Yemen, claims responsibility for attack on Saudi oil facility

Op India  

Houthis, the Islamic religious-political-armed movement of Yemen, on Saturday claimed responsibility for the drone attack on two Saudi Aramco factories, which led to massive fire at the world’s largest oil processing facility. Though Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry confirmed the fire was brought under control, it was however, uncertain whether the incident had caused any damages to the facility. He further …

Yemen's Houthi rebels claim drone attacks on Saudi Aramco oil plants
5 years, 3 months ago

Yemen's Houthi rebels claim drone attacks on Saudi Aramco oil plants

India TV News  

Drones claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked the world’s largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oilfield operated by Saudi Aramco early Saturday, sparking a huge fire at a processor crucial to global energy supplies. Saudi Aramco describes its Abqaiq oil processing facility in Buqyaq as “the largest crude oil stabilization plant in the world.” The facility …

Drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's Aramco facility, oilfield spark major blaze; investigation underway, says State media
5 years, 3 months ago

Drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's Aramco facility, oilfield spark major blaze; investigation underway, says State media

Firstpost  

Drones attacked the world’s largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oilfield operated by Saudi Aramco early Saturday, the kingdom’s interior ministry said, sparking a huge fire at a processor crucial to global energy supplies Dubai: Drones attacked the world’s largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oilfield operated by Saudi Aramco early Saturday, …

Drone attacks strike major Saudi Aramco facility, oilfield
5 years, 3 months ago

Drone attacks strike major Saudi Aramco facility, oilfield

Hindustan Times  

Drone attacks targeted a major Saudi Aramco processing facility and oilfield in eastern Saudi Arabia Saturday, the Interior Ministry said, sparking a huge fire at one of the sites before dawn. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes amid previous drone attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The fires began after the sites were “targeted by drones,” the …

Houthi drone attacks on 2 Saudi Aramco oil facilities spark fires
5 years, 3 months ago

Houthi drone attacks on 2 Saudi Aramco oil facilities spark fires

Al Jazeera  

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim attacks on facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais, vow to widen range of targets in Saudi Arabia. Drone attacks claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have caused fires at two major facilities run by Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia‘s state-owned oil giant, disrupting output and exports. Citing an interior ministry spokesperson, the official Saudi Press Agency said on Saturday …

Drone attacks strike major Saudi Aramco facility, oilfield
5 years, 3 months ago

Drone attacks strike major Saudi Aramco facility, oilfield

India Today  

Drone attacks on two Saudi Aramco factories in Abqaiq and Khurais provinces on Saturday sparked fires that the state oil company brought under control, the Saudi interior ministry spokesman said without identifying the source of the drones. Abqaiq, 60 km southwest of Dhahran in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, contains the world's largest oil processing plant. Iran-aligned Houthi fighters in Yemen …

Timeline: Houthis’ drone and missile attacks on Saudi targets
5 years, 3 months ago

Timeline: Houthis’ drone and missile attacks on Saudi targets

Al Jazeera  

Houthis step up attacks on Saudi sites in what they call retaliation for Saudi-led bombing of Yemen’s rebel-held areas. June 24, 2018: Saudi Arabia says its air defence forces intercepted and destroyed two Houthi ballistic missiles over Riyadh. August 9, 2018: Saudi Arabia intercepts two missiles fired by the Houthis at its southern Jizan province, the official Saudi Press Agency …

Attacks expose Aramco’s vulnerabilities as it gears up for IPO
5 years, 3 months ago

Attacks expose Aramco’s vulnerabilities as it gears up for IPO

Al Jazeera  

Close to half of the kingdom’s daily oil output has been impacted by Saturday’s drone attacks, sources say. Yemen‘s Iran-aligned Houthi group on Saturday attacked two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia‘s oil industry, including the world’s biggest petroleum processing facility, in a strike that three sources say has disrupted output and exports. The pre-dawn drone attack on the …

Drone attack by Yemen rebels sparks fire in Saudi oil field
5 years, 4 months ago

Drone attack by Yemen rebels sparks fire in Saudi oil field

Al Jazeera  

Energy giant Saudi Aramco says attack caused ‘limited fire’ but no disruption or injuries. A drone attack claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has sparked a fire in a remote Saudi oil and gas field but has caused no casualties or disruption to production, state-owned energy company Saudi Aramco said. “Saudi Aramco’s response team controlled a limited fire this morning at …

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