Oil production and energy operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have decreased significantly after multiple attacks on key oil, gas, refining and power facilities, causing fatalities, injuries and disruption of output and exports.
An industry source at the Ministry of Energy has confirmed that operational activities at several major energy facilities across Saudi Arabia have been disrupted following a series of coordinated attacks targeting critical infrastructure.
The affected facilities include oil and gas production units, transportation networks, refining complexes, petrochemical plants, and electricity sector installations in Riyadh, the Eastern Province, and Yanbu Industrial City.
According to the source, the attacks resulted in the death of one Saudi national from industrial security personnel and injuries to seven others working for a national energy company.
One of the major incidents involved a pumping station on the East-West Pipeline, which led to a loss of around 700,000 barrels per day in throughput, significantly impacting a key export route to global markets.
Separately, the Manifa production facility was targeted, reducing output by approximately 300,000 barrels per day. Earlier damage to the Khurais facility had already cut another 300,000 barrels per day, bringing the total reduction in production capacity to around 600,000 barrels per day.
The attacks also impacted major refining facilities, including SATORP in Jubail, the Ras Tanura refinery, SAMREF in Yanbu, and the Riyadh refinery, disrupting refined product exports to international markets.
In addition, processing units in Ju’aymah were affected by fires, impacting exports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and natural gas liquids.
Industry sources warned that continued disruptions are expected to reduce supply stability further, slow recovery operations, and increase volatility in global oil markets, already strained by declining inventories and limited spare capacity.
