Houthi Drone Strikes Disrupt Saudi Oil Flows
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BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 QP issues Neymar EPC tender scores package stunning of North late winner Field on PSG project return published in QATAR since 1978 SUNDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11306 September 15, 2019 Muharram 16, 1441 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals In brief Water woes in Honduras QATAR | Health Houthi drone strikes Hyperbaric Therapy Unit opens at HGH Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) last week off icially opened its state- disrupt Saudi oil fl ows of-the-art Trauma and Emergency Center at Hamad General Hospital. As part of the inauguration, the new zAttack comes as Aramco speeds up plans for IPO, amid regional tensions Hyperbaric Therapy Unit was also off icially opened, highlighting one of Reuters whether oil production or exports had raised emergency levels and was the many “cutting-edge therapies” Riyadh were aff ected. holding a crisis meeting after the as- that HMC is bringing to Qatar. Page 6 The attacks occurred as Aramco sault. accelerates plans for an initial pub- It was the latest in a series of AFRICA | Funeral emen’s Houthi group yester- lic off ering of the state oil giant to as Houthi missile and drone strikes on African leaders pay day attacked two plants at the early as this year, and follow earlier Saudi cities that had largely been in- Yheart of Saudi Arabia’s oil in- cross-border attacks on Saudi oil in- tercepted, but have recently hit tar- tribute to Mugabe dustry, including the world’s biggest stallations and on oil tankers in Gulf gets, including Shaybah oilfi eld last Zimbabwe gave former president petroleum processing facility, in a waters. Saturday’s attacks appeared month and oil pumping stations in Robert Mugabe a state funeral strike that three sources said had dis- to be the most brazen yet. May. Both those attacks caused fi res A man carries buckets of water during a low-level period of water in yesterday with African leaders rupted output and exports. “A successful attack on Abqaiq but did not disrupt production. Concepcion reservoir on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, yesterday. paying tribute to a man lauded as Two sources close to the matter would be akin to a massive heart at- “This is a relatively new situa- a liberation hero but whose 37-year said 5mn barrels per day of crude pro- tack for the oil market and global tion for the Saudis. For the longest rule was defined by repression and duction had been impacted – close to economy,” said Bob McNally, who time they have never had any real economic turmoil. Mugabe, who half of the kingdom’s output or 5% of runs Rapidan Energy Group and fears that their oil facilities would be died in Singapore last week aged 95, global oil supply. served in the US National Security struck from the air,” Kamran Bokhari, left Zimbabwe deeply torn over his The pre-dawn drone attack on Council during the second Gulf War founding director of the Washington- legacy. Page 10 the Saudi Aramco facilities set off in 2003. based Center for Global Policy, told Qatarisation to several fires, although the kingdom, Abqaiq is 60km southwest of Ara- Reuters. AMERICA | Weather the world’s largest oil exporter, later mco’s Dhahran headquarters. The oil Hours after the Houthi strike in Tropical storm dumps said these were brought under con- processing plant handles crude from Abqaiq, the Reuters witness said fi re rain on Bahamas trol. the world’s largest conventional oil- and smoke were visible but appeared The Houthis’ military spokesman, fi eld, the supergiant Ghawar, and for to have been extinguished by early be given new Tropical Storm Humberto lashed without providing evidence, said export to terminals Ras Tanura - the evening. Earlier video footage veri- the Bahamas with rain and wind drones hit refi neries at both Saudi world’s biggest off shore oil loading fi ed by Reuters showed bright fl ames yesterday, possibly slowing down sites, which are over 1,000km (621 facility - and Juaymah. It also pumps and thick plumes of smoke. relief eff orts in the wake of the miles) from the Yemeni capital Sanaa, westwards across the kingdom to Red The Saudi interior ministry said devastation wrought less than two and pledged a widening of assaults on Sea export terminals. Aramco industrial security teams fi llip: minister weeks ago by Hurricane Dorian. The Saudi Arabia. Two of the sources said Gha- fi ghting the fi res since 4am (0100 US National Hurricane Center said The Saudi-led coalition launched war was fl aring gas after the strikes GMT) had managed to control them the centre of the storm, packing air strikes on Yemen’s northern Saada disrupted gas processing facilities. and stop their spread. QNA rates and qualifying Qatari cadres. maximum sustained winds of province, a Houthi stronghold, yes- Khurais, 190km further southwest, The chief of Iran’s elite Quds Doha He also praised the eff orts made by 50mph (80kph), was passing about terday, a witness said. Houthi-run Al contains the country’s second largest Force, Qassem Soleimani praised other bodies in the country to develop 30 miles to the east of Great Abaco Masirah TV said the warplanes tar- oilfi eld. the Houthis for their resistance in a Qatari cadres and provide outstanding Island, one of the areas hardest hit geted a military camp. Many Western employees of Ara- Twitter post. E the Minister of Adminis- opportunities for citizens. by Dorian. Page 11 Saudi state television said exports mco live in Abqaiq. The US embassy Tensions in the region have es- trative Development, Labour Acting Chief Executive Offi cer of were continuing, however Aramco in Riyadh said it was unaware of any calated in recent months after the Hand Social Aff airs Yousuf bin QNB Abdullah Mubarak al-Khalifa said EUROPE | Politics has yet to comment since the assault, injuries to Americans from the at- United States quit an international Mohamed al-Othman Fakhro yester- the percentage of Qatarisation in the New Italy govt lets which the Houthis said involved 10 tacks. nuclear deal and extended economic day said localising jobs, increasing the group is one of the highest in the Qa- drones. Authorities have not said The three sources said Aramco sanctions on Iran. Page 10 Qatarisation ratios and qualifying Qa- tari banking sector, where it exceeded migrants disembark tari cadres contribute to advancing na- 50%. He added that the percentage of Italy yesterday agreed to allow tional economy. Qataris in senior leadership positions rescue ship Ocean Viking to Speaking on the sidelines of the ca- is over 77% and that 82% of the bank’s disembark 82 migrants on reer fair organised by Qatar National branch managers are Qataris. Some Lampedusa, in a reversal of the Bank (QNB) Group, HE the minister 40% of the Group staff are women, he hardline policy under the country’s said preparations are underway to added. ex-interior minister Matteo Salvini. launch a package of initiatives aimed at He stressed that these numbers in- Far-right leader Salvini was forced increasing the rates of Qatarisation in dicate the growth and development of out of off ice last month after bringing many sectors and areas in the country. Qatari employees. the government down. Page 14 He pointed out that there is co- He noted that the QNB Group has ordination between the various insti- established a number of partnerships ASIA | Environment tutions and agencies to activate and with national universities, such as Singapore air quality strengthen many of the procedures Qatar University, in order to develop during the coming period, in addition competencies through training and at ‘unhealthy’ levels to raising the level of co-ordination scholarships for students. Pollution from forest fires in Indonesia between these bodies to increase Qa- The career fair witnessed a high pushed Singapore’s air quality tarisation rates and create job oppor- turnout. QNB received a large number to unhealthy levels for the first tunities for citizens in all fi elds. of applications for employment and time in three years yesterday, the HE the minister praised QNB for training submitted by those wishing to government said, a week ahead of organising the career fair, pointing join the bank. the Formula One night race in the city. out that the QNB Group is one of the Through its subsidiaries and affi li- The toxic smoke is caused by burning leading institutions in the field of ates, QNB Group is present in more than to clear land for plantations. Page 12 Smoke is seen following a fire at an Aramco facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, yesterday. localisation, increasing Qatarisation 30 countries and three continents. Doha and Shanghai have great potential for co-operation By Joseph Varghese large amount of oil and gas and Shang- exhibition. Shanghai has been one of start-ups and innovation will be our the region and we hope that more peo- Staff Reporter hai has large capacity in oil refi nery. the largest industrial centres in China. focus,” highlighted the offi cial. ple are better informed about China Shanghai (in particular) and China (in Shanghai has been the birthplace of As for the relationship between Qa- through the exhibition.” general) off er many opportunities for the fi rst Chinese TV set, and the place tar and China, the offi cial said: “Both “China and Shanghai specifi cally here is a great scope for further co-operation for Qatari investors.” of origin for many other products, the China and Qatari leadership have have gone through several changes. We co-operation between Shang- The offi cial said a photo exhibi- particularly machinery and heavy ma- defi ned the relationship as strategic hope to showcase the world what we Thai and Doha, a top offi cial of tion themed “Moments in History, 70 chinery among other things,” she ex- and co-operative one.