Iran Strikes Gulf Energy Infrastructure as Aramco Shuts Down and Qatar Halts LNG Exports
Iranian drone attacks forced Saudi Aramco to shut its 550,000 barrel-per-day Ras Tanura refinery and prompted QatarEnergy to halt all LNG production on Monday, sending oil prices surging past 82 dollars a barrel and European gas prices soaring nearly 50 percent as the Strait of Hormuz faces a de facto closure.