Aramco Showcases Oil-Attack Recovery Though Damage Remains
- Visit to two sites shows some equipment still under repair
- Saudi minister has signaled November return to full capacity
A restored tower at the Khurais oil plant Oct. 12.
Photographer: Dina Khrennikova/Bloomberg
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Saudi Aramco showed it has made significant progress in restoring damaged oil infrastructure to normal operation just a month after a devastating aerial attack halted production. But work remains to be done.
A visit to the Khurais oil field on Saturday revealed gleaming stabilization towers, four of which were hit in the strike by missiles and drones on Sept. 14. While one of the towers shown to reporters remained a charred wreck, Aramco insisted that the site is now able to operate at full capacity for limited periods.