# Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities Makes Oil Prices Spike : NPR

> Drone strikes on Saudi oil facilities over the weekend shut more than half of the kingdom's daily exports, about 5% of world crude production. Brent briefly rose almost 20% in early trading and settled up about 10% at $66.28, later topping $70, while US crude rose more than 10%.

- Date: 2019-09-16 · published 2019-09-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6929-attack-on-saudi-oil-facilities-makes-oil-prices-spike-npr
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

The outage is the largest supply disruption on record according to the IEA, so it tightens global crude and raises energy and freight costs for feed buyers. Experts expect weeks before full production returns, which keeps upward pressure on prices.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2019-09-15 | 1 | +7.1% | 4.6 | The Saudi strikes cut about 5% of world crude supply and drove Brent sharply higher. |
| BRENT | 2019-09-16 | 1 | +11.7% | 4.6 | Covers the supply shut-in and the Brent spike, but its settlement figure is inconsistent with other sources. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2021-03-07 | [Oil price rises above $70 after attacks on Saudi oil facilities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48297-oil-price-rises-above-70-after-attacks-on-saudi-oil-facilities.md) | -0.9% | -9.6% |
| BRENT | 2019-09-16 | [Oil prices leap as attack on Saudi facility disrupts output \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6928-oil-prices-leap-as-attack-on-saudi-facility-disrupts-output-ap-news.md) | +6.6% | -0.3% |
| BRENT | 2019-09-16 | [Diesel Fuel Prices Surge Following Drone Attack on Saudi Arabian Oil Facilities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5987-diesel-fuel-prices-surge-following-drone-attack-on-saudi-arabian-oil-facilities.md) | +6.6% | -0.3% |
| BRENT | 2022-03-25 | [Oil rises to over $120/bbl after attack on Saudi facilities \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9151-oil-rises-to-over-120-bbl-after-attack-on-saudi-facilities-reuters.md) | -11.4% | -12.8% |
| BRENT | 2019-09-16 | [Oil jumps nearly 15% in record trading after attack on Saudi facilities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5704-oil-jumps-nearly-15-in-record-trading-after-attack-on-saudi-facilities.md) | +6.6% | -0.3% |
| WTI | 2021-03-07 | [Oil price rises above $70 after attacks on Saudi oil facilities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48297-oil-price-rises-above-70-after-attacks-on-saudi-oil-facilities.md) | -0.7% | -11.2% |
| WTI | 2019-09-16 | [Oil prices leap as attack on Saudi facility disrupts output \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6928-oil-prices-leap-as-attack-on-saudi-facility-disrupts-output-ap-news.md) | +5.8% | -0.1% |
| WTI | 2019-09-16 | [Diesel Fuel Prices Surge Following Drone Attack on Saudi Arabian Oil Facilities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5987-diesel-fuel-prices-surge-following-drone-attack-on-saudi-arabian-oil-facilities.md) | +5.8% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- npr.org: https://www.npr.org/2019/09/16/761118726/oil-prices-jump-following-drone-attack-on-saudi-oil-facility

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