DUBAI — All 14 people on board were killed in Saudi Arabia when a helicopter belonging to the world’s largest oil company crashed on Sunday morning, according to the Saudi Ministry of Energy.
The accident occurred around 6 a.m. in Ras Tanura, and everyone killed was a Saudi national, the statement said.
All 14 people on board were killed in Saudi Arabia when a helicopter belonging to the world’s largest oil company crashed on Sunday morning, according to the Saudi Ministry of Energy. REUTERS
The accident occurred around 6 a.m. in Ras Tanura, and everyone killed was a Saudi national, the statement said. Bloomberg via Getty Images
Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia is pictured on May 21, 2018. REUTERSAn investigation was opened into the cause of the crash.
The helicopter belonged to Aramco, which is majority-owned by Saudi Arabia.
Aramco has recently had to scramble as the Iran war disrupted oil supplies and raised prices.
An Aramco tank is seen at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia, on May 21, 2018. REUTERSThe company has said it successfully shifted some oil exports to a pipeline to avoid the Strait of Hormuz, which has been disrupted as Iran asserted control over the waterway.
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