Saudi oil pumping stations hit in terror attack

September Net

Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Tuesday that two oil pumping stations for the East-West pipeline had been targeted by drones, calling the attack “an act of terrorism” that targeted global oil supplies.

The pipeline carries Saudi oil from fields in the eastern province to the port of Yanbu on the west coast.

Falih said that Saudi oil output and exports for crude and refined products were continuing without disruption, but that Saudi Aramco had halted oil pumping in the pipeline while the damage was evaluated and the stations were repaired, according to a statement carried by the state news agency SPA.