The potential attack on the pipeline coincided with the first recorded disruption of flight traffic around 21:00 UTC on October 3. Affected facilities are located across the Ash Sharqiyah and Al-Madinah provinces. Saudi Aramco and the Saudi government have not yet issued official statements confirming the cause of the thermal events or the extent of any damage.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Possible Drone Attack Hits Saudi Aramco's Khurais Oil Field
Commodities17 days ago
NASA and Zoom Earth satellite imagery show thermal anomalies and a plume of black smoke stretching 100 km across the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. High intensity signatures on NASA FIRMS imagery indicate fires or emergency flaring at Saudi Aramco's Khurais Oil Field and the Yanbu North Crude Terminal. Analysts from Menchosint reported a possible drone or missile impact at Pumping Station #2 of the East-West Pipeline, located 150 km northeast of Riyadh, after observing an unusual blue signature in night imagery.
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