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Explainer: After the attacks on Saudi oil production, why didn’t oil prices skyrocket?
The recent drone and missile attacks at Abiqaiq, Saudi Arabia's largest oil processing center, caused the worst sudden supply disruption in history, knocking out nearly 6 million barrels per day, half of the country’s total production and about 5 percent of global supply.
By Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington