By Warren Patterson, Head of Commodities Strategy
This past weekend has seen significant attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities, which has led to the disruption of 5.7MMbbls/d of oil production. For now, it is still uncertain how long this disruption will last, but what is clear is that the longer this outage lasts, the more bullish it will be for prices.
What happened?
Early Saturday saw the use of drones to attack crude oil processing plants in Saudi Arabia, with the 7MMbbls/d Abqaiq plant hit, whilst the 1.45MMbbls/d Khurais oilfield was also hit. The Saudi energy