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TotalEnergies closes major Saudi refinery after attacks

EuroNews · · 410 words · By Doloresz Katanich
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“TotalEnergies has shut a major Saudi refinery after attacks, as Middle East disruptions force it to halt about 15% of its output.”
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Wikipedia entries for Saudi Aramco, Saudi Energy, and TotalEnergies provide general company overviews but do not mention refinery shutdowns, attacks, or output reductions. No corroboration found in evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saudi Aramco (Arabic: أرامكو السعودية ʾArāmkū as-Suʿūdiyyah), officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, is a majority state-owned petroleum and natural gas company, it is the national oil company of S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Aramco
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saudi Energy (Arabic: السعودية للطاقة) formerly the Saudi Electricity Company is the Saudi electric energy company. It enjoys a near monopoly on the generation, transmission and distribution of elect…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Energy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TotalEnergies SE is a French multinational integrated energy and petroleum company founded in 1924 and is one of the seven supermajor oil companies. Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TotalEnergies
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“French energy giant TotalEnergies said Friday that it had shut down a major refinery on the eastern Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia after it was damaged during the Iran war.”
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Wikipedia entries on the 2026 Iran war, Salman of Saudi Arabia, and Saudi Arabia provide no mention of TotalEnergies refinery shutdowns or Iran war-related damage. No corroboration found in evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Iran war, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has led to what the International Energy Agency has characterized as the "largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Ir…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: سلمان بن عبد العزيز آل سعود; born 31 December 1935) is the King of Saudi Arabia, a position he has held since 2015. He was also Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia fro…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of abou…
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“The move follows earlier or ongoing shutdowns of production in Qatar, Iraq and offshore UAE fields, representing about 15% of the company’s total output.”
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Wikipedia entries on QatarEnergy and the 2026 Iran war timeline do not reference TotalEnergies production shutdowns in Qatar, Iraq, or UAE. No corroboration found in evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — QatarEnergy (Arabic: قطر للطاقة) is the state-owned national petroleum and natural gas company of Qatar. The company operates all oil and gas related activities in Qatar, including exploration, produc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QatarEnergy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TotalEnergies SE is a French multinational integrated energy and petroleum company founded in 1924 and is one of the seven supermajor oil companies. Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TotalEnergies
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“The decision to close the refinery comes after the Saudi energy ministry said on Thursday that there had been 'multiple attacks' on its oil and gas sites, including the SATORP refinery, a joint venture owned by TotalEnergies and the Saudi state-owned Aramco group.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm Saudi energy ministry statements about attacks on SATORP refinery.
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“TotalEnergies cited only 'incidents that occurred during the night of 7 to 8 April, causing damage to one of the refinery's two processing trains'.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm incidents on April 7-8 damaging refinery processing trains.
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“No casualties were reported, and the company said both units were shut down as a precaution while assessing the damage.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm no casualties or precautionary refinery shutdowns.
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“The Saudi energy ministry had referred to SATORP when announcing that recent attacks carried out by Iran against the kingdom's energy infrastructure killed one person and affected its oil production capacity.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm Saudi energy ministry statements about Iran war-related refinery damage.
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“A ministry official told the SPA news agency that the attacks 'disrupted several production operations at key facilities'.”
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“Aramco has a 62.5% stake in SATORP, with TotalEnergies holding the remaining 37.5%.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm SATORP ownership structure or attack details.
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“Iran has targeted energy infrastructure and other sites in neighbouring Gulf countries in retaliation for the attacks launched by the United States and Israel on 28 February.”
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“TotalEnergies' onshore UAE production (in which it holds a share of about 210,000 barrels a day) is not affected by the conflict at this stage.”
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“TotalEnergies does not expect a significant financial hit from the conflict.”
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“The company said that most of its 2026 financial performance will come from countries outside the Middle East.”
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“A higher oil price more than offsets the loss of Middle East production, according to the company.”
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“A $8 difference in Brent oil prices 'is enough to offset the expected 2026 CFFO from our Iraq, UAE offshore and Qatar assets at $60/b'.”
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“The shutdowns in Qatar will only have a small impact on TotalEnergies’ business, according to the company.”
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“The share price was down by 1.4% at 2 pm CET in Europe.”
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