{"id":35373,"date":"2019-09-14T10:52:49","date_gmt":"2019-09-14T14:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=35373"},"modified":"2019-09-14T10:53:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-14T14:53:12","slug":"gamechanger-drone-warfare-puts-saudi-arabian-oil-industry-at-great-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=35373","title":{"rendered":"GAMECHANGER: Drone Warfare Puts Saudi Arabian Oil Industry at Great Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18469156-7463189-image-m-30_1568444187809.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18469156-7463189-image-m-30_1568444187809.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"364\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18469156-7463189-image-m-30_1568444187809.jpg 634w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18469156-7463189-image-m-30_1568444187809-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>GAMECHANGER: Drone Warfare Puts Saudi Arabian Oil Industry at Great Risk<\/h1>\n<h2>Massive Fires Erupt After Drone Strike Hits World&#8217;s Largest Oil Processing Facility In Saudi Arabia<\/h2>\n<p>ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\"13\">What appears to be the most devastating Yemen Houthi rebel attack on Saudi Arabia to date, took place overnight on the world&#8217;s largest oil processing facility as stunning videos emerged\u00a0of\u00a0<strong>massive explosions rocking the\u00a0major Aramco\u00a0Buqyaq facility<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\"13\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/aramcoexp1.png?itok=fiuKgDSa\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/aramcoexp1.png?itok=fiuKgDSa\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/aramcoexp1.png?itok=DDLnmN4i 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/aramcoexp1.png?itok=DDLnmN4i 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/aramcoexp1.png?itok=DDLnmN4i 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/aramcoexp1.png?itok=DDLnmN4i 2x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/aramcoexp1.png?itok=DDLnmN4i 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/aramcoexp1.png?itok=fiuKgDSa 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/aramcoexp1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"c0c55ad2-0780-4656-99c8-e34bff530d11\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\"13\">Fires burned into the morning daylight hours, with explosions also reported at\u00a0the Khurais oil field, in what the Houthis\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/latest-saudi-arabia-says-drones-051442143.html\">said was a successful attack<\/a>\u00a0<strong>involving ten drones<\/strong>.\u00a0&#8220;These attacks are our right, and we warn the Saudis that our targets will keep expanding,&#8221; a rebel military spokesman\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/09\/drones-hit-saudi-aramco-facilities-fires-190914051900472.html\">said<\/a>\u00a0on Houthi-operated\u00a0<em>Al Masirah TV<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/satelite%20photos.jpg?itok=xQyYzfTB\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/satelite%20photos.jpg?itok=xQyYzfTB\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/satelite%20photos.jpg?itok=VtDTgAn- 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/satelite%20photos.jpg?itok=VtDTgAn- 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/satelite%20photos.jpg?itok=VtDTgAn- 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/satelite%20photos.jpg?itok=VtDTgAn- 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/satelite%20photos.jpg?itok=VtDTgAn- 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/satelite%20photos.jpg?itok=xQyYzfTB 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"caption caption-img\" role=\"group\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/satelite%20photos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"430\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"17b19f35-4c3d-49b5-b1f1-fd96396632ad\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><figcaption><em>Satellite images shows extent of fires following the attacks in eastern Saudi Arabia: NASA Worldview\/AP<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ad__wrapper-element\"><\/div>\n<aside id=\"my_spring1\"><\/aside>\n<p data-reactid=\"13\">Saudi authorities\u00a0<em>\u2014\u00a0<\/em>initially slow or reluctant to identify the cause of the major blaze\u00a0<em>\u2014\u00a0<\/em>on Saturday issued a confirmation via the\u00a0Saudi Press Agency: &#8220;At 4.00am (01:00 GMT) the industrial security teams of Aramco started dealing with fires at two of its facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais as a result of&#8230; drones,&#8221; an\u00a0interior ministry\u00a0statement\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/09\/drones-hit-saudi-aramco-facilities-fires-190914051900472.html\">said<\/a>, which further\u00a0<strong>claimed the fires were &#8220;under control&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/AAlsalman91\/status\/1172713200502153216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1172713200502153216&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Fmassive-fire-after-drone-strike-hits-worlds-largest-oil-processing-facility-saudi<\/p>\n<p>Continue reading at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/massive-fire-after-drone-strike-hits-worlds-largest-oil-processing-facility-saudi\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/massive-fire-after-drone-strike-hits-worlds-largest-oil-processing-facility-saudi<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; GAMECHANGER: Drone Warfare Puts Saudi Arabian Oil Industry at Great Risk Massive Fires Erupt After Drone Strike Hits World&#8217;s Largest Oil Processing Facility In Saudi Arabia ZeroHedge.com What appears to be the most devastating Yemen Houthi rebel attack &hellip; 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