Israel Matzav

Saudi oil pipelines destroyed in explosion?

I cannot vouch for the reliability of this source, so take it with a grain of salt, but this is a fascinating and under-reported story if it is true. A significant Saudi oil pipeline has been destroyed.

For the first time in decades, the Eastern Saudi Arabian volatile situation has reached the vital oil sector. A pipeline between Awamiya and Safwa has been reportedly targeted, and is under fire. Saudi Arabia's Shiite minority, mostly residing in the oil rich east, has been protesting for years against State sponsored discrimination. They are treated as second class citizens, denied public sector jobs, and vital development for their oil rich areas. Saudi Arabia's powerful Wahhabi religious establishment considers Shiites heretics, and constantly incites against them.

Security forces have killed two protesters in Awamiya, Eastern Saudi Arabia. They are launching a series of arrests and raids on houses, schools and mosques.

Hmmm.

Labels: oil production, Saudi Arabia, Shiites v. Sunnis

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 2:08 PM