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(Bloomberg) — A helicopter operated by Saudi Aramco crashed Sunday in the Saudi city of Ras Tanura, killing all 14 passengers on board, the state-owned SPA news agency reported.
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The crash took place at 6 a.m. local time, SPA said, citing a source at the energy ministry. The report did not elaborate on the cause for crash or the identities of the victims beyond the fact they were all Saudi nationals, but said that relevant authorities are investigating.
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Ras Tanura, in Saudi Arabia’s eastern region, is home to the country’s largest refinery as well as an oil export hub. The refinery is a key supplier of transport fuels like diesel for buyers in Europe and produces smaller quantities of gasoline.
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Saudi Arabia has recently begun boosting crude shipments, opening up its Persian Gulf ports that were shuttered by the Iran war while also ramping up loadings at Red Sea outlets that it has used to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
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On Friday, two very large crude carriers were loading at single-point moorings in Ras Tanura port, the first tankers to use the terminal since early March, when Riyadh was forced to divert crude to the Red Sea.
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The arrival of the giant tankers at Ras Tanura had been the first sign that the Saudi oil industry was starting to return to normal. In March, Aramco briefly halted operations at its refinery in Ras Tanura as a precaution after a drone strike in the area.
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A number of Middle Eastern energy facilities were disrupted during the early weeks of the conflict, with forced closures as a result of Iranian assaults and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz — a key route to global energy markets.
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—With assistance from Salma El Wardany.
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