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Oil attacks open up opportunities for Western defence companies

The attack on the Aramco oil complexes in Abqaiq on September 14, 2019. © Reuters/DH

The drone and cruise missile attacks on Aramco's oil processing facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais have sent Riyadh shopping for protection against further offensives. [...] (526 words)

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