Explosive laden drones attacked Saudi Arabia largest state oil company Aramco pumping stations
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LONDON: Saudi Arabia said explosive-laden drones had attacked two pumping stations belonging to state oil company Aramco.
Brent crude futures were at $70.79 a barrel at 1035 GMT, up 56 cents or 0.80%.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $61.35 per barrel, up 31 cents or 0.51%.
The Saudi state news agency quoted Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih as saying that Aramco had halted pumping on the East-West pipeline until the damage was evaluated, but that production and exports were continuing without disruptions.
Falih said the attack was an “act of terrorism” that targeted the world’s global oil supply.