According to news released by the Saudi National News Agency, the Eastern Fleet of the Royal Saudi Navy will hold a joint maritime exercise code-named "Confrontation 4" with border guards, security departments and energy departments from the 21st local time local time to improve the level of coordination between various departments. Improve the response speed of all parties to possible attacks on oil facilities.
The commander of the Eastern Fleet, Major General Majid Guchtani, told the outside world that through exercises, relevant parties will further ensure that important facilities, including oil fields, are not threatened by attacks, while ensuring the safety of navigation in the Persian Gulf.
Recently, oil facilities in Saudi Arabia have been threatened by drones and missiles.
On March 7, local time, the Ras Tanura oil port in Dhahran, eastern Saudi Arabia, was attacked by drones. On the same day, the wreckage of a ballistic missile fell into the residents of Saudi Aramco in Dhahran. Near the area.
On March 19, an oil refinery in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, was attacked by drones. The attack caused a small-scale fire. Fortunately, no casualties were caused.
(Headquarters reporter Li Chao)