Attacks on Saudi oil facilities disrupt 5% of daily global oil supply

Posted On: Sep. 16, 2019 6:24 AM CST

Abdulaziz bin Salman, Energy Minister of Saudi Arabia, said that attacks on local oil facilities have affected daily oil production of 5.7 million barrels or 5% of daily global oil supply, CNN reports citing Houthi-run Al-Masirah. Yemen's Houthi rebels took responsibility for the attacks and said that 10 drones targeted Saudi Arabian Oil Co.'s oil facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais.