Massive blaze at Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq refinery after drone strikes from Iraq

A massive fire reportedly broke out at the Abqaiq refinery of Saudi Aramco in Saudi Arabia on Monday following a drone strike at the facility. The incident has sparked concerns over global oil supplies, as tensions already remain escalated in the Middle East amid the ongoing conflict between the United States (US) and Iran.

Multiple videos shared by OSINT (open source intelligence) sites have also gone viral on social media that showed smoke rising from the facility and the East-West Pumping



Station. 

The Abqaiq refinery remains Saudi Aramco's largest oil processing complex. Besides, it is also world's largest crude oil stabilisation plant, which removes hydrogen sulfide, natural gas liquids, water, and other impurities from crude oil. Therefore, any strike on the facility could severely impact global crude supply chains. 

As of now, the Saudi Aramco has now issued a statement on the fire. Additionally, there is no confirmation on whether the attack led to any casualty or not.