Saudi Arabia reveals attacked oil facilities September 21 8:57

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The government of Saudi Arabia first opened oil-related facilities that had been temporarily suspended due to attacks to foreign media such as NHK. The unusual response that allowed the filming of facilities that are not usually open to the public seems to have the aim of emphasizing Iran's involvement claimed by the Saudi government and taking advantage of international public opinion.

The government of Saudi Arabia first released two oil-related facilities in Eastern Abu Kaiku and Klys, which were attacked by someone on 14th this month, on foreign media such as NHK.

Among them, in Abkaiq, who was attacked by a drone, several tower-like structures with a height of about 30m to separate crude oil and gas were burned in black.

In addition, onion-shaped structures were also attacked by important parts of the facility, such as holes with a diameter of 1 m or more.

On the other hand, in the case of Kreis, who was attacked by a cruise missile, a metal pipe with a diameter of about 1.5m was greatly dented, indicating the strength of the impact. All of the attacks are pinpointed to scattered facilities, indicating high accuracy.

The Saudi government claims that Iran is involved in the attack, but Iran denies any involvement.

The unusual response that allowed the photography of oil-related facilities that are not usually open to the public seems to have the aim of stressing Iran's involvement claimed by the Saudi government and putting international public opinion on its side.

Abkaiku Saudi crude oil production "lifeline"

Abkhaik's oil-related facilities in eastern Saudi Arabia are facilities for pre-treatment of crude oil produced in oil fields before turning them to refineries, and can be said to be the lifeline of Saudi Arabian crude oil production.

The processing capacity is 7 million barrels a day, the largest in the world, and according to Saudi Aramco, a state-run oil company that operates, it was processing 4.7 million barrels a day before the attack.

The facility removes impurities and separates the associated gas produced with the crude oil, and the crude oil processed here is shipped to exports and domestic refineries.

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defense stated that a total of 18 drone attacks were carried out at Abkhaik's oil-related facilities, and the temporary operation was suspended. It is said that processing of 2 million barrels per day has been resumed.

He explained that by completing the restoration work in September, the crude oil production capacity in Saudi Arabia will return to almost the same level as before the attack.

One of Krys Saudi's major oil fields

The Kreis oil facility in eastern Saudi Arabia is a facility for removing impurities to ship crude oil to refineries.

It is one of the major oil fields in Saudi Arabia, with a capacity of 1.2 million barrels of crude oil in the desert, 170 km east of the capital Riyadh.

According to the Saudi Ministry of Defense, four cruise missiles landed at the Kreis facility.

The cruise missile is similar to the Iranian-released missile shape, so the Saudi Ministry of Defense claims it is an Iranian cruise missile.

It is estimated that the range is about 700 km, the expected launch point is Iran-Iraq, etc., and does not include Yemen where there is an anti-government force "Fushi" who claims the crime.

The direction of flight is the number of missiles

The Saudi Ministry of Defense
▽ Abu Kaiku facilities are drones,
▽ It is assumed that cruise missiles were used at Kryce facilities.

The drone used to attack Abukaiku is characterized by the shape of the aircraft with a triangular wing called the delta wing.

The flight distance is estimated to be up to 1200 km, and the Saudi Ministry of Defense claims it is made in Iran.

The Saudi Arabian side explained that the drone flew from north to south and attacked it from the images of surveillance cameras installed in the facility, and that the attack was from the north where Iran and Iraq are located. is.

The Yemeni rebels “Fusi” in the south of Saudi Arabia claim to be involved in this attack, but the Saudi government says the attack was not from Yemen.

On the other hand, four cruise missiles landed at Kreis oil facilities.

In addition, three cruise missiles were launched, but did not reach the target.