Oil prices soar at open markets after attack on Saudi Arabia

World oil prices rose sharply as a result of the attack on two vital Saudi Aramco oil facilities at dawn on September 14th.

Brent crude futures jumped more than 19% to $ 71.95 a barrel, while US crude futures rose more than 15% to $ 63.34 a barrel.

The rise in oil prices is the largest since the 1991 Gulf War.

Saudi Arabia was attacked early on September 14, targeting two oil facilities of the giant oil company "Aramco" in the east of the country, the Abqaiq oil refinery and the Hijrat Khurais field, which were adopted. by the forces of Yemeni group Houthi Ansar Allah, who said that the operation had been carried out by 10 drones.

Saudi Energy Minister Abdul Aziz bin Salman said the attack halted production of 5.7 million barrels of oil per day, exceeding 50 percent of the country's rate.

Source: agencies

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