"Abqaiq stands as the world’s largest crude oil processing facility that is responsible for stabilizing about 7% of the world’s crude supply — that process involves separating out gases and impurities, allowing it to be safely stored and transported.
Thomas Warrick, who served as deputy assistant secretary for counterterrorism policy at Homeland Security in Trump’s first term, called the plant the “Panama Canal” of the global energy markets while highlighting its importance during an attack on the facility in 2019."
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