Major Strikes on Saudi Oil Infrastructure Cause Production Losses

TDT | Manama

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An official source at Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy said that several major energy facilities across the Kingdom have recently been subjected to multiple attacks, affecting production, transportation, refining, petrochemical operations, and the electricity sector in Riyadh, the Eastern Province, and Yanbu Industrial City.

The source said the incidents resulted in the death of one Saudi national working in industrial security at a national energy company, while seven other Saudi employees were injured. The attacks also caused disruptions to operations at several critical energy installations.

Among the affected infrastructure was a pumping station on the East–West Pipeline, which led to a loss of approximately 700,000 barrels per day in throughput. The pipeline is considered a key route for supplying global energy markets. Production facilities were also impacted, including the Manifa field, which saw output reduced by around 300,000 barrels per day.

Earlier disruptions at the Khurais facility had already lowered production by a similar amount, bringing the total reduction in the Kingdom’s production capacity to approximately 600,000 barrels per day. Refining operations were also affected, with facilities including SATORP in Jubail, the Ras Tanura refinery, SAMREF in Yanbu, and the Riyadh refinery reporting disruptions that impacted refined product exports. In addition, processing facilities in Ju’aymah experienced fires, affecting exports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and natural gas liquids.