Drone Attack at Saudi Shaybah Oil Field Kills Two, Two Injured
A drone strike on Saudi Arabia's Shaybah oil field killed two foreign workers and injured two others, while operations continued without interruption.
KEY POINTS
- Drone attack targeted Shaybah oil field in southeastern Saudi Arabia
- Two workers killed: one Filipino and one Nepali
- Two workers injured: one Pakistani and one Indian
- Air defense intercepted the drone; vehicle fire outside facility
- Oil field operations continued without interruption
Saudi Arabia's Energy Ministry said a drone attacked a facility at the Shaybah oil field in the country's southeast early in the morning. Air defense systems intercepted the unmanned aerial vehicle, according to a senior ministry official who spoke to the official SPA news agency.
The attack killed two people and injured two others. The deceased were nationals of the Philippines and Nepal, while the injured were from Pakistan and India.
“The incident did not harm the field's overall operations and activities continued without interruption.”
A fire broke out in a vehicle belonging to a loading company operating outside the facility. The vehicle belonged to one of the field workers.
The ministry stressed that the incident did not harm the field's overall operations and that activities continued without interruption.
Separately, multiple explosion sounds were reported in the Kerpan area of Sirik city in southern Iran. Fars News Agency reported the blasts, but no official statement had been issued regarding them.
The United States is preparing to evacuate some embassy personnel and their family members from Gulf countries, according to reports citing two U.S. officials. The move is linked to the possibility of renewed regional conflict, particularly with Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.
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