<figure id="attachment_3302073" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3302073" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-3302073 size-full" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/c6e1d958-afp__20200512__1rf9ow__v1__midres__saudieconomyaramco_cropped_1.webp" alt="" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3302073" class="wp-caption-text">The defence ministry said two drones targeting the Shaybah oil field were intercepted and destroyed. (AFP pic)</figcaption></figure>
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia&#8217;s defence ministry said today that it intercepted seven drones heading towards an oil field in the southeast of the country.
&#8220;Two drones heading towards the Shaybah oil field were intercepted and destroyed,&#8221; the ministry said in a post on X.
Another five drones were intercepted and destroyed, the ministry said in separate posts.
The oil field sits near the border with the UAE and is operated by Saudi giant Aramco, one of the world&#8217;s biggest companies by market capitalisation.
The field is crucial to the kingdom&#8217;s vast oil production.

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Saudi Arabia intercepts 7 drones targeting oil field

The Shaybah oil field, which sits near the border with the UAE, is operated by Saudi giant Aramco, says the defence ministry.

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