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Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura Refinery Shut Down After Drone Attack: Report
Energy producer Saudi Aramco has reportedly shut down the Ras Tanura refinery - the largest refinery in the region - following a drone attack.
The 550,000 b/d refinery has been shut down as a precautionary measure following a drone attack, news agency Reuters reported on Monday, citing an industry source.
A fire was reported at the plant earlier in the day after the drone attack.
The state-backed Saudi Press Agency cited a source at the country's Ministry of Energy as saying the 'limited' fire was immediately contained by emergency response teams.
"Some operational units at the refinery were shut down as a precautionary measure, without any impact on the supply of petroleum products to local markets," the agency said in its report.
The US and Israel attacked a series of military facilities in Iran on Saturday, killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several other senior government figures. Iran responded with strikes on US bases and other targets across the Middle East, and appears to be attempting to prevent commercial shipping from moving through the Strait of Hormuz.
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