Two oil plants of Saudi Aramco,
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, have been attacked by drones. According to information,
it’s a government media release. The official Saudi press agency reported,
"Aramco's industrial security teams have started the rescue operation to
deal with the engulfed fire caused by the drone strikes at their plants in
Abqac and Khurais."
An explosion went off earlier, which
caused fire in two Saudi Aramco plants in the eastern part of the country --
the reason behind the incident is yet unexplained
Saudi Aramco is the national
petroleum and natural gas company of Saudi Arabia. It is also the largest crude
oil company in the world in terms of revenue. A video linked to it was shown by
Dubai-based broadcaster Al-Arabiya. In this video fierce fire is seen and from
behind there is a sound of gun firing too.
Saudi Aramco has been targeted by
terrorists. Al-Qaeda suicide bombers tried to attack the oil company in
February 2006, but they failed. Recently, Aramco has announced investment in
Reliance Industries, a major company in the oil and gas sector in India.
Looking at this amount of $ 15 billion, it is the largest foreign investment in
Reliance so far.
