Targeted by Sana a s Strikes The Abqaiq Oil Facilities A Main Artery for Saudi Crude Production and Export

The Sana’a forces announced on Sunday the targeting of the facilities of the Aramco company in Abqaiq, eastern Saudi Arabia, within four military operations that included sites in Riyadh and military mobilizations in a number of Yemeni governorates, according to the statement of the military spokesman, Brigadier General Yahya Saree. So what is the importance of the Abqaiq facilities for the Saudi oil industry?
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The Abqaiq facilities acquire strategic importance as the largest crude oil processing center in the world, and one of the main pillars of the Saudi oil production and export system, which makes any targeting or disruption in them have potential repercussions on the international energy markets.
The Largest Crude Oil Processing Center:
The facility is located in the Eastern Region between Dammam and Al-Ahsa, and is managed by the Aramco company, with an operational capacity reaching about 7 million barrels per day.
It undertakes the processing of the oil coming from major fields, most prominently Ghawar and Khurais, through the separation of the associated gas and the removal of water, salts, and impurities, before preparing it for transport and export.
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After processing, the oil is transported via a pipeline network to the export ports, foremost among them Ras Tanura, and part of it is also pumped via the East-West pipeline (Petroline) to the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea, which allows Saudi Arabia to export oil away from the Strait of Hormuz.
Thus, Abqaiq represents a pivotal link in the Saudi oil supply chain, as its disruption may affect the Kingdom’s ability to process large quantities of crude and prepare them for export, even with the continuation of production in the fields.
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