Security wake-up call for oil
The drone attack on Saudi oil facilities has put India’s energy firms on high alert. The petroleum ministry has asked them to carry out security audit and plug any loopholes to prevent similar incidents in the country.
Senior oil ministry officials said energy firms in the country have been asked to do security audit of oil refineries, pipelines and other establishments as they could become the targets of terrorists. They have also been asked to put in place a mechanism to thwart such acts.
The drone strikes at Abqaiq and Khurais oil facilities by Yemen’s Houthi rebels disrupted around half of Saudi Arabia’s oil capacity, with the US blaming Iran for the attacks.
