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?Exclusive Follow-ups — Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni: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.Read also: Sana’a Announces 4 Qualitative Operations That Targeted Riyadh, Abqaiq, and Saudi Mobilizations in Marib and LahjA Link to the Global Markets: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.Read also: Sana’a’s Strikes Hit the Financial Center of Aramco in Riyadh… Has the Deterrence Equation Expanded?Repercussions That Transcend the Borders of Saudi Arabia:The sensitivity of the facility stands out in light of the Yemeni attack to which it was subjected on the 14th of September 2019, in conjunction with the targeting of the Khurais field, which led to a reduction of the Saudi oil production by about 5.7 million barrels per day, according to the figures announced at the time, and raised a disruption in the global oil markets.The Sana’a forces had previously announced, on the 28th of July 2026, the targeting of the Abqaiq facilities within operations they linked to the response to the Saudi attacks.The latest targeting comes in light of the escalation of the confrontation between Saudi Arabia and the Sana’a forces, following the massacres that hit civilians in Al-Wazi’iyah in Taiz and Bani Hushaysh in Sana’a, and resulted in more than 120 martyrs and wounded, most of them women and children, according to the statement of the military spokesman for the Sana’a forces.These developments return the Abqaiq facilities to the forefront of the escalation, given their pivotal role in the Saudi energy system, and what may result from their targeting of repercussions that transcend the Kingdom to the regional and international oil markets.
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