Saudi oil giant Aramco has shut down operations at its Ras Tanura refinery following “a drone strike” amid Iran’s retaliatory strikes across Gulf countries.
The Ras Tanura refinery is a key supplier of transport fuels like diesel for buyers in Europe and produces smaller quantities of gasoline.
Nearby is Aramco’s biggest export terminal for crude and oil products, including storage tanks, berths at the port and offshore loading points.
Indeed, Ras Tanura, one of Saudi Arabia’s refineries that processes about 550,000 barrels of crude per day, was shut down on Monday, after Tehran launched strikes across the region in response to the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, with sources citing an industry source familiar with the matter.
There was a “limited” fire at the plant, caused by debris from the interception of two drones that were targeting the facility, the official Saudi Press Agency said.
The report stated that Aramco is assessing the “damage” caused by the drone strike while the refinery is altering operations.
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Iran fired several missiles at U.S. bases in Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia, after the U.S. and Israel launched deadly airstrikes on Iran, killing the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some of his regime officials.
At least 40 members of Khamenei’s regime were killed in airstrikes over the weekend.
There was a “limited” fire at the plant, caused by debris from the interception of two drones that were targeting the facility, the official Saudi Press Agency said. The blaze was under control, the people familiar with the developments said. Aramco’s media office did not have an immediate comment.
