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The UAE strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Saturday that targeted two Saudi Aramco facilities in Abqaiq province and Hijrat Khurais in Saudi Arabia, causing fires that were later brought under control.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation denounced this terrorist and subversive act, saying it is new evidence of terrorist groups looking to undermine security and stability in the region.
The UAE reiterated its complete solidarity with the brotherly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, its stand with the Kingdom against all threats to its security and stability, and its support for all measures taken for the security and safety of its citizens and residents.
“The security of the UAE and Saudi Arabia is inseparable. Any threat to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is seen as a threat to the stability and security of the UAE,” the ministry said.
Saudi Arabia’s oil fields, responsible for almost a 10th of global crude production, and the kingdom’s energy facilities have been the target of attacks over the past year.
Khurais is the location of Saudi Arabia’s second-biggest oil field, with a production capacity of 1.45mn barrels a day. Abqaiq contains an oil-processing center, which handles about two-thirds of country’s production. Abqaiq is home to world’s largest oil processing facility and crude oil stabilisation plant, and it has a crude oil processing capacity of more than 7 million barrels a day.
, according to the US Energy Information Administration.