Drone attacks hit three government-run oil, gas facilities

In Syria, near-simultaneous attacks carried out by drones hit three government-run oil and gas installations in different parts of central Homs province. State TV and the Oil Ministry today said no one claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Syria has suffered fuel shortages since earlier this year amid Western sanctions blocking imports, and because most of the country's oil fields are controlled by Kurdish-led fighters in the country's east.

The city of Homs and its suburbs have been fully under Syrian government control since 2017. However, some parts of the province near the border with Jordan remain in rebel hands.

Before the Syrian conflict erupted in 2011, the country exported around half of the 350,000 barrels of oil it produced per day. Now its production is down to around 24,000 barrels a day, covering only a fraction of domestic needs.


In September, a drone and missile attack in Saudi Arabia hit the world's largest crude oil processing plant, dramatically cutting into global oil supplies. Saudi Arabia said “Iranian weaponry” was used. Iran denied that its weapons were involved.
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