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Abqaiq processing plant
Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia25.93°N 49.67°E
computed criticality18/100
reading
~5-7% of world crude supply stabilized at a single site
2024Fault line
The world's largest crude stabilization facility. The 2019 drone attack suspended nearly 5.7 Mb/d there, showing that a single point can pull several percent of world supply offline overnight.
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Saudi Aramco
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Ghawar, Saudi AramcoGrids & Energy · Critical anchor↗Sources
EIA 2019 ; IEA 2024