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

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.

  • byReuters

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'Peak oil'risk returns - but with a twist

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.

  • byCharlotte Grieve andNick Toscano
‘Take out our swords’:Inside Iran’s plot to attack Saudi oil

‘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.

  • byMichael Georgy
Iranian oil tanker damaged in explosion off Saudi Arabian coast

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.

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

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.

Saudi attacks not the only driving force for Santos

Saudi attacks not the only driving force for Santos

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

  • byMichael Gable
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'Not on my watch':Corbyn would veto a US strike on Iran,ally claims

'Not on my watch':Corbyn would veto a US strike on Iran,ally claims

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

  • byLatika Bourke
Stay away:Iran tells West to leave Persian Gulf alone

Stay away:Iran tells West to leave Persian Gulf alone

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

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

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.

  • byDavid Crowe andMatthew Knott
Iranian official warns of'all-out war'if US or Saudi Arabia attacks

Iranian official warns of'all-out war'if US or Saudi Arabia attacks

"We don't want war,but we won't blink to defend our territory,"Iran's foreign minister Javad Zarif said.

  • byDeirdre Shesgreen andDavid Jackson
Trump plays down Pompeo's'act of war'Iran comment

Trump plays down Pompeo's'act of war'Iran comment

He struck a cautious note as his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Saudi Arabia using stronger language to describe the attacks on Saudi oil facilities.

  • byJeff Mason andStephen Kalin