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abqaiq wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history 2 terrorism and security 3 transportation toggle transportation subsection 3 1 railways 3 2 airport 4 references 5 external links toggle the table of contents abqaiq 28 languages العربية مصرى asturianu беларуская català cebuano deutsch ελληνικά español eesti فارسی français עברית հայերեն italiano 日本語 ქართული 한국어 lietuvių nederlands norsk nynorsk polski português русский tagalog اردو oʻzbekcha ўзбекча 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 25 56 06 n 49 39 58 e 25 93500 n 49 66611 e 25 93500 49 66611 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia place in eastern province saudi arabia abqaiq بقيق abqaiq at night abqaiq location within saudi arabia coordinates 25 56 06 n 49 39 58 e 25 93500 n 49 66611 e 25 93500 49 66611 country saudi arabia province eastern province established 1940 government provincial governor saud bin nayef al saud population 2022 census city 45 032 metro 64 632 abqaiq governorate time zone utc 3 summer dst utc 3 postal code 5 digits area code 966 13 website official website map of abqaiq region abqaiq arabic بقيق romanized biqayq is a city in the eastern province of saudi arabia located in the desert 60 km southwest of the dhahran dammam khobar metropolitan area and north of the rub al khali the second largest sand desert in the world also known as the empty quarter notably it is home to a residential community for saudi aramco employees and their families the abqaiq saudi aramco residential community had a population of approximately 1 500 in 2012 inclusion of the population outside the saudi aramco community brings this number closer to 45 000 2022 census 1 abqaiq has organized a safari festival since 2017 the 10 day festival aims at presenting the arab and desert heritage by presenting different shows 2 history edit abqaiq s rapid development and growth followed the discovery of the abqaiq oil field in 1940 by saudi aramco 3 terrorism and security edit abqaiq was the site of a terrorist attack attempt by al qaeda 4 on 24 february 2006 targeting the oil processing facility 5 the 250 hectare complex can process 7 million barrels of oil a day according to ali al naimi one of the cars exploded at the outer perimeter gate after guards fired on it the second car made it through the first gate but also exploded under fire in a parking area both of the terrorists were killed 6 news of the attack pushed oil prices up by 2 dollars the damage however was immediately contained by saudi aramco according to khalid r al rodhan of the center for strategic and international studies even if some of the facilities were destroyed saudi aramco has claimed that it has backup and redundant facilities to produce at near capacity in a report about the incident he concludes that the attack against abqaiq should not be seen as a turning point in either saudi stability or the global energy market rather it is evidence that al qaeda and other extremists groups will stop at nothing to disturb the global economy and international peace it also signals that al qaeda is changing tactics to attack an area that will garner most attention and inflict most damage on the saudi leadership the u s and the international community 7 however a moderate to severe attack on abqaiq would slow production from an average of 6 8 million barrels 1 080 000 m 3 a day to 1 million barrels 160 000 m 3 the chief purpose of abqaiq is to remove hydrogen sulfide from crude oil and reduce the vapor pressure making the crude safe to be shipped in tankers abqaiq is the world s largest facility for this stabilization 8 on 14 september 2019 abqaiq was attacked the houthis claimed responsibility stating that they were retaliating for the saudi arabian led intervention in yemen the united states government claimed that instead the attack may have originated in iraq or iran stating that the impacts were consistent with an attack from that direction 9 no casualties were reported and the damage cut saudi arabia s oil output by half or 5 of the global oil supply 10 on 27 july 2026 the abqaiq oil processing facility was attacked once again during the 2026 iran war causing a temporary suspension of the operations the houthis claimed responsibility for the attack 11 transportation edit railways edit abqaiq is home to a station on the dammam riyadh line of the saudi arabia railways services at abqaiq station preceding station saudi arabia railways following station dammam terminus dammam riyadh hofuf towards riyadh airport edit there is a small single strip airport in abqaiq abqaiq airport operated by saudi aramco and not open for commercial air traffic however people utilize the nearby king fahd international airport in dammam which is currently 90 km away from abqaiq new road project currently when in progress to shorten the distance to 70 km it also provides full international air service alternatively al ahsa international airport is just 80 km from abqaiq but it offers limited international service references edit places in abqaīq eastern region region saudi arabia population statistics charts map location weather and web information city population retrieved 5 february 2024 abqaiq safari festival attracts 200 000 visitors arab news 6 january 2019 retrieved 6 january 2019 abqaiq history industry facts britannica www britannica com retrieved 23 february 2025 shaikh bin baz on contemporary takfiri jihadis cut off from them they are the brethren of the devil www islamagainstextremism com retrieved 8 april 2021 saudis foil oil facility attack bbc news 24 february 2006 retrieved 8 april 2013 al naimi ali 2016 out of the desert great britain portfolio penguin p 247 isbn 9780241279250 al rodhan khalid r 27 february 2006 the impact of the abqaiq attack on saudienergy security pdf csis archived from the original pdf on 15 september 2012 retrieved 8 april 2013 saudi explosion los angeles times retrieved 8 april 2013 dead link jon gambrell zeke miller 16 september 2019 trump us locked and loaded for response to attack on saudis associated press retrieved 16 september 2019 officials said the photos show impacts consistent with the attack coming from the direction of iran or iraq rather than from yemen to the south saudi arabia oil facilities ablaze after drone strikes bbc 14 september 2019 saudi arabia halts operations at major oil facility after houthi attack middle east eye 28 july 2026 retrieved 28 july 2026 external links edit aramco services photo tour and info about bqaiq and other aramco communities under communities link saudi aramco abqaiq plant partners with integration objects to optimize plant operations oil gas financial journal archived from the original on 1 october 2011 v t e main saudi arabian cities by population 1 000 000 and more abha dammam hofuf jeddah khamis mushait mecca medina riyadh taif 300 000 999 999 al kharj buraidah ḥaʼil hafar al batin jubail khobar najran qatif tabuk 300 000 al bahah al lith al majma ah al qunfudhah arar abqaiq bareq bisha dhahran diriyah duba sakakah jizan khafji ras tanura unaizah yanbu al bahr source cdsi gov sa v t e saudi arabia articles history first saudi state second saudi state third saudi state unification modern history geography borders cities and towns climate earthquakes governorates mountains 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