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SUSRIS
Special Report
 Terrorists
attacked Saudi Arabian oil facilities in Abqaiq in the Eastern
Province on Friday, February 24, 2006 according to Reuters.
The report, quoting a security source, noted,
""Security forces foiled an attempted suicide attack at
the Abqaiq refinery using at least two cars" and quoted Al
Arabiya television as saying the attackers were killed by Saudi
security forces.
Al Arabiya said a fire at a pipeline following
a blast at the oil facility has been brought under control.
The Reuters report went on to state, "The Saudi-owned channel
quoted security sources as saying only one unit at the oil
facility, which includes processing and pumping stations that send
oil to major Saudi export terminals, had been damaged but did not
say which one. Saudi oil officials were not immediately available
for comment."
Reuters reported that oil prices had shot up on
news of the attacks.
SUSRIS will provide additional special
reporting as events develop.
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Saudi
Controls Pipeline Fire After Abqaiq Blast
�Saudi
authorities have brought under control a fire at a pipeline
following a blast at an oil facility in Saudi Arabia's Eastern
Province on Friday, Al Arabiya television said. The
Saudi-owned channel quoted security sources as saying only one
unit at the oil facility, which includes processing and pumping
stations that send oil to major Saudi export terminals, had been
damaged but did not say which one..� MORE
Oil Jumps After Saudi Refinery Attack
�Oil prices extended gains Friday, hovering around $62 a barrel,
after attackers tried to blow up a Saudi oil refinery.
U.S. crude gained $1.22 to $61.76 a barrel in electronic
trading, having risen as high as $62.26. London Brent was up 1.21
cents at $61.75. Saudi security forces Friday thwarted an
attempted suicide car bombing at an oil processing facility in
eastern Saudi Arabia, Saudi security sources told CNN. Three Saudi
security forces were killed and 10 were injured after they opened
fire on three cars believed to have been carrying suicide
bombers..� MORE
Saudi
Oil Site Reportedly Attacked
�An explosion went off Friday
at a major oil processing facility in eastern Saudi Arabia, a
Saudi oil official said. Suicide bombers in two cars attempted to
attack the facility but were stopped by guards, though one
exploded, damaging a pipeline, Al-Arabiya TV reported..� MORE
Oil
Prices Soar After Saudi Explosion
�Crude-oil futures soared
nearly $2 a barrel Friday after a Saudi official reported an
explosion at a major oil refinery in eastern Saudi Arabia.. .. The
pan-Arab satellite channel Al-Arabiya TV reported the authorities
foiled an attempt to bomb the refinery with two vehicles packed
with explosives. The channel did not give a source for the
report..� MORE
Suicide
Bombers Attack Saudi Oil Facility
�An
explosion rocked Saudi Arabia's huge Abqaiq oil facility in the
east of the kingdom on Friday and an official said Saudi forces
had thwarted suicide bomb attacks against the world's biggest oil
exporter. Oil jumped more than $2 (1.14 pounds) a barrel. Al Qaeda
leaders have previously called for attacks on oil fields in Saudi
Arabia, a key U.S. ally..� MORE
Oil Jumps $2 on Saudi Oil Blast
�Oil
jumped more than $2 on Friday after reports of an explosion and
shooting at the huge Abqaiq oil facility in Saudi Arabia, which
triggered worries about supply from the world's top crude
producer..� MORE
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Abqaiq, which is located at the southern
end of the Abqaiq oil
field about 25 miles west of the Arabian Gulf, is an oil
town, lying on the main road from Riyadh
to Dhahran.
The population is largely composed of those working for Saudi
Aramco. Following the discovery of the oil
field in 1940, the population of Abqaiq grew rapidly. In 1995,
the population was around 10,000.
Source: http://www.saudinf.com/main/a902.htm
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