Bloomberg: Saudi Oil Fields Are in the Firing Line as Gulf Conflicts Rage
(Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia’s oil fields, responsible for almost a 10th of global crude production, are in the firing line. Recently, they’ve been targeted by air, sea and land.
Flaring tensions in the Persian Gulf have seen some of the the world’s biggest crude deposits, along with processing and transport infrastructure and vessels, targeted by explosives-laden drones and bombings.
The threats to the kingdom’s crude production and infrastructure shine a light on the risk to global oil supply given that state-owned Saudi Aramco is the world’s largest exporter. Saudi Arabia’s more than 100 crude deposits contain some 257 billion barrels of proved oil reserves, the world’s biggest conventional finds.
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UAE condemns the Houthi drone attack in Saudi Arabia -- Gulf News
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3 comments:
It is a fair target. During WW2 we targeted the NAZI controlled Ploesti oil refinery.
So, if the Saudis return the favor bankrupting the Houthis so they cannot afford necessities, will the usual liberal NGOs demand that the Saudis stop?
"There was no disruption to oil production or transportation."
Highlights the need for more and/or bigger missile payloads.
Bob will always be my favorite Deobandi Shiite.
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