Abqaiq
Abqaiq
بقيق | |
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UTC+3 | |
Postal Code | (5 digits) |
Area code | +966-13 |
Website | Official website |
Abqaiq (
Abqaiq has been organizing a Safari Festival since 2017. The 10-days festival aims at presenting the Arab and desert heritage by presenting different shows.[2]
Terrorism and security
Abqaiq was the site of a
However, a moderate to severe attack on Abqaiq would slow production from an average of 6.8 million barrels (1,080,000 m3) a day to 1 million barrels (160,000 m3). The chief purpose of Abqaiq is to remove hydrogen sulfide from crude oil and reduce the vapor pressure, making the crude safe to be shipped in tankers. Abqaiq is the world's largest facility for this stabilization.[7]
On 14 September 2019
Transportation
Airport
There is a small single strip airport in Abqaiq (Abqaiq Airport), operated by Saudi Aramco and not open for commercial air traffic. However, people utilize the nearby King Fahd International Airport in Dammam which is currently 90 km away from Abqaiq (new road project currently in progress to shorten the distance to 70 km). It also provides full international air service. Alternatively, Al-Ahsa International Airport is just 80 km from Abqaiq however it offers limited international service.
References
- ^ "Places in Abqaīq (Eastern Region Region, Saudi Arabia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Abqaiq Safari Festival attracts 200,000 visitors". Arab News. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Shaikh Bin Baz On Contemporary Takfiri Jihadis: Cut Off From Them, They Are The Brethren of The Devil". www.islamagainstextremism.com. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Saudis 'foil oil facility attack'". BBC News. 24 February 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ISBN 9780241279250.
- ^ Al Rodhan, Khalid R. (27 February 2006). "The Impact of the Abqaiq Attack on SaudiEnergy Security" (PDF). CSIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Saudi Explosion". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 April 2013.[dead link]
- ^ JON GAMBRELL; ZEKE MILLER (16 September 2019). "Trump: US locked and loaded for response to attack on Saudis". Associated Press. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
Officials said the photos show impacts consistent with the attack coming from the direction of Iran or Iraq, rather than from Yemen to the south.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia oil facilities ablaze after drone strikes". BBC. 14 September 2019.
External links
- Aramco Services - Photo tour and info about Bqaiq (and other Aramco communities) under "communities" link
- Article: "Saudi Aramco Abqaiq Plant partners with Integration Objects to optimize plant operations" in the Oil&Gas Financial Journal Archived 1 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine