Yemeni drone attacks halve Saudi oil, gas production; US pins blame on Iran
Tehran (KNA) - Riyadh has admitted that Yemen’s drone strikes on Saudi Arabia’s key oil facilities have shut down about 50 percent of the kingdom’s crude and gas production, with the United States rushing to point the finger at Iran for the raids without providing any evidence.
In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Sunday, Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman acknowledged that the attacks on Aramco refineries in Abqaiq and Khurais, east of Saudi Arabia, had cut the state oil giant's crude oil supply by around 5.7 million barrels per day, or about 50 percent of its output.
He added, however, that parts of the reduction would be compensated for through drawing from Aramco's oil stocks.
The minister noted that the attacks had also led to a halt in gas production that will reduce the supply of ethane and natural gas liquids by 50 percent.
Source: PressTV