El petróleo se ha disparado a los niveles más altos desde principios de mayo, por encima de los 113 dólares por cada barril de brent. A pesar de que el flujo de crudo a través del estrecho de Ormuz crece hasta niveles anteriores a la guerra, el riesgo de nuevos ataques a instalaciones petroleras mantiene los precios altos. Además, Estados Unidos ha ordenado la salida de parte del personal y de familiares de empleados de sus embajadas en el reino, lo que pone de manifiesto la creciente preocupación por una nueva escalada del conflicto regional. Según The New York Times, los ejércitos de Estados Unidos e Israel están elaborando planes para atacar Irán tras las elecciones israelíes de este fin de semana, en una operación que incluiría ataques sobre infraestructuras de energía y arsenales de drones y misiles. Además, un ataque con drones contra el yacimiento de Shaybah, de la petrolera Aramco, ha matado a dos personas, pero no afectó a las operaciones. La empresa ha evacuado sus instalaciones principales.

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Iran’s IRGC says it hit four vessels in the northern Gulf and three more struck mines near the strait of Hormuz

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Oil prices jumped to a five-month high on Thursday after ​attacks in Saudi Arabia and hits to tankers in the strait of Hormuz threatened further disruptions to the world’s crude supply.

Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rose by 3% to hit $112 a barrel for first time since 18 May.

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For weeks, the Iran-backed Houthis have been attacking the kingdom’s aviation and energy sectors.

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Saudi Arabia is in talks with foreign governments to give state-owned Aramco access to their strategic oil storage, as the kingdom seeks to make its supplies to customers more resilient during disruptions, Chief Executive Officer Amin Nasser said.

Riad, 22 oct (Prensa Latina) Dos personas murieron hoy y otras dos resultaron heridas por la caída de restos de un dron interceptado por las defensas aéreas saudíes cuando se dirigía hacia una instalación del campo petrolífero de Shaybah, operado por Saudi Aramco.

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Saudi Arabia's energy ministry says two people were killed and two others wounded in an attack on the Shaybah oil field in the kingdom's Eastern Province. TRT Haber reports that the strike comes amid a broader rise in attacks on Saudi Arabia. The field is one of the kingdom's largest oil-producing sites.

On January 5, 2025, Saudi Arabia’s then ambassador to Bangladesh, Essa Youssef Essa Al Duhailan, delivered a stark reminder of a lost opportunity. Saudi Aramco, the Kingdom’s state-owned oil giant, had sent high-level delegations to Bangladesh three times between 2016 and 2018 to explore investment opportunities, including an oil refinery. Yet, according to the ambassador, […]

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Yemen's Houthis vowed on Wednesday to press on with attacks on airports and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, a day after a strike that sources said caused extensive damage to the headquarters of oil giant Saudi Aramco2223.SE.

The officials said the top three floors in a building used by top executives were damaged. One official said the office of the Aramco chief executive was among those hit.

The officials said the top three floors in a building used by top executives were damaged. One official said the office of the Aramco chief executive was among those hit.

Saudi Arabia is looking at ways to expand its oil pipeline capacity to destinations outside the Persian Gulf to 10 million barrels a day within two to three years, said Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman.

Yemen is spiraling back toward full-scale war after its Saudi-backed government launched a major offensive on Sunday to retake territory captured by the Iran-backed group Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis. President Rashad al-Alimi said the armed forces would seek to retake all Houthi-controlled territory, which is home to about 70% of Yemen’s population, […]

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The World Oil Outlook is published annually by the OPEC Secretariat in Vienna and is intended to inform policymakers, industry stakeholders and market analysts on long-term energy trends.

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