Terrorists have attacked two pumping stations in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday morning, according to the energy minister Khalid Al-Falih.
Drones attacked two pumping stations of East-West pipeline, which carry Saudi oil from fields in the Eastern Province to the port of Yanbu on the west coast.
The attacks caused a fire at station number 8, which Al-Falih said was controlled after causing limited damage.
Saudi Aramco later confirmed the attack in a statement, stating that it had “responded to a fire at East West Pipeline Pump station 8 which was caused by a sabotage incident using armed drones which targeted pump stations 8 and 9.”
“As a precautionary measure, the company temporarily shut down the pipeline, and contained the fire which caused minor damage to pump station 8. Saudi Aramco confirms that no injuries or fatalities have been reported. Saudi Aramco’s oil and gas supplies have not been impacted as a result of this incident.”
The Kingdom condemned Tuesday’s attack and the recent attacks on ships in the Arabian Gulf, threatening oil output – Al-Falih said the Kingdom saw the attacks as a cowardly act of terror aimed at destruction. .
“Recent attacks in the Gulf and Saudi Arabia are aimed at the world and not just the Kingdom,” Al-Falih said, adding: “This attack proves yet again the importance that all sides stand against such destructive terror attacks, including the Iran-backed Houthi militants.”
The UAE, Bahrain, and Jordan condemned the attack.
Meanwhile Egypt announced it was in support of Saudi Arabia in its stance against threats posed to the Kingdom and the region.
Oil prices rose after the attacks. Brent crude futures were at $70.79 a barrel at 1035 GMT.
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