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Fourteen people are killed as a helicopter belonging to the Saudi Aramco oil company crashes in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia.
Confirmed
In Short: Fourteen Saudi nationals died when a Saudi Aramco helicopter crashed in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, highlighting the risks in the country's oil sector.
The helicopter belonging to the Saudi Aramco oil company crashed in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, according to reports from Al Jazeera and CNN.
All fourteen victims were Saudi nationals, as reported by the SPA state news agency.
Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, is actively managing its oil and gas output and exports, following an interim deal to halt the war between the United States and Iran.
The incident underscores the ongoing safety challenges in the country's critical oil sector, which is vital for the global energy market.
Background
Saudi Aramco, officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, is a majority state-owned petroleum and natural gas company, and the national oil company of Saudi Arabia. As of 2024, it is the fourth-largest company in the world by revenue and is headquartered in Dhahran.
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about 2,150,000 km2 (830,000 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the largest in the Middle East, and the twelfth-largest in the world.
What's confirmed
- The helicopter crashed in Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura, state media reported.
What's still developing
- The dead were all Saudi nationals, reported the SPA state news agency.
- Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, has joined a rush to move cargoes after Middle East producers ramped up oil and gas output and exports ahead of an interim deal to halt the war between the…