Saudi Arabia's oil supply disrupted after drone attacks: sources

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September 14, 2019 9:30 AM EDT

Smoke is seen following a fire at Aramco facility in the eastern city of Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, September 14, 2019. REUTERS/STRINGER

DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's oil production and exports have been disrupted, said three sources familiar with the matter, after drone attacks on two Aramco plants on Saturday, including the world's biggest oil processing facility.

One of the sources said the attacks have impacted 5 million barrels per day of oil production -- almost half the kingdom's current output. The source did not elaborate.

Saudi Aramco operates the world's largest oil processing facility and crude oil stabilization plant in the world at Abqaiq, in eastern Saudi Arabia. The plant has a crude oil processing capacity of more than 7 million barrels per day.

(Reporting by Rania El Gamal in Dubai and Dmitry Zhdannikov in London; Editing by Ghaida Ghantous)


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