Drone Strike Halts Saudi Arabia's Largest Oil Refinery
Saudi Arabia shut its largest domestic oil refinery on Monday after a drone strike, as a widening cycle of attacks across the Middle East forced precautionary shutdowns at key oil and gas facilities from Iraqi Kurdistan to offshore Israel, tightening regional supply and sending crude prices sharply higher. State oil giant Saudi Aramco halted operations at its 550,000 barrels per day Ras Tanura refinery after two drones were intercepted at the site, Saudi authorities said. Debris from the intercepted drones caused a limited fire, the defence ministry…