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Firefighters try to extinguish a blaze at an Aramco terminal in the southern border town of Jizan, Saudi Arabia.

Yemen Houthis attack China-linked Saudi energy facilities, refinery output hit

Drone strikes hit the Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company, a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and China Petrochemical Corporation.

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FILE - In this June 15, 2010 file photo by Gerald Herbert, a member of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's staff wearing a glove reaches into the thick oil on the surface of the northern regions of Barataria Bay in Plaquemines Parish, La. With the well still gushing, BP and the various government agencies involved were jousting over just how much oil was leaking and how much had reached shore. Journalists routinely ran into resistance from cleanup contractors telling them to stay away from oiled areas, and were taken on BP-organized tours that showed relatively little damage, Herbert recalled. "The parish and the state authorities were doing their best to get journalists out there on the coast to see how things were being affected," he said. By mid-June, Herbert had been documenting the disaster for nearly two months. The oil-soaked coastline smelled powerfully like tar or asphalt in the Louisiana heat. Rather than get tired of the assignment, Herbert _ a New Orleans native _ felt compelled to keep showing the spill's ongoing effects. "The more you did this, the more disgusted you were. It got to be more and more depressing as time went on." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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With fuel demand at historic lows investors are caught between chasing bargains or getting out of the oil sector, which some say is in structural decline.

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The assault was the worst on regional oil facilities since Saddam Hussein torched Kuwait's oil wells during the 1990-91 Gulf War.

‘Take out our swords’: Inside Iran’s plot to attack Saudi oil

Three officials familiar with the meetings and a fourth close to Iran’s decision-making have described the role of Iran in plotting the September attack.

  • Michael Georgy
Iran was blamed for an attack on a Saudi oil facility in September.

Iranian oil tanker damaged in explosion off Saudi Arabian coast

The explosion damaged two storerooms and resulted in an oil leak into the Red Sea, reports stated.

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Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Saudi prince warns of 'unimaginably high' oil prices because of Iran tensions

The crown prince said that the September 14 attacks on the Saudi petroleum-processing facility were an act of war by Iran - but he preferred peace.

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The assault on the world's biggest crude oil processing in Saudi Arabia was the worst on regional oil facilities since Saddam Hussein torched Kuwait's oil wells during the 1990-91 Gulf war.

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With the initial sellers out of the way, oil producer's stock could have clear path to push higher in the months ahead.

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn would "politely" block an attempt from his allies to attack Iran, his justice spokesperson says.

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Labour's justice spokesman Richard Burgon said the party would use the UN Security Council to block any attempt at military action.

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President Hassan Rouhani reviews a military parade marking 39th anniversary of outset of Iran-Iraq war, outside Tehran on Sunday.

Stay away: Iran tells West to leave Persian Gulf alone

"Your presence has always been a calamity for this region," President Hassan Rouhani said.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison and US President Donald Trump at the White House during a rare state visit for the Australian leader.

Morrison pushes back on Trump's 'easy' option of war with Iran during official US visit

The glow of the state visit was dimmed by reports the White House rejected the PM's request for Hillsong pastor Brian Houston to accompany the delegation.

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