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Saudi Aramco restarted Ras Tanura oil refinery on March 13, IIR says

By Reuters
March 19, 2026
A view of the Saudi Aramco oil facility. — AFP/File
A view of the Saudi Aramco oil facility. — AFP/File

LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s state oil giant Aramco restarted its Ras Tanura oil refinery on March 13, having shut down the plant on March 2 following a drone attack, industry monitor IIR said.Ras Tanura, with a crude processing capacity of 550,000 barrels per day, is the biggest oil refinery in Saudi Arabia.Saudi Aramco did not immediately respond to a request for comment.