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Helicopter Crash Near Saudi Refinery Kills All 14 Aboard
A helicopter operated by Aramco crashed in Ras Tanura on Sunday morning. All 14 people on board, who were Saudi nationals, died in the accident.
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A helicopter operated by Aramco crashed in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday morning, killing all 14 people on board. The accident occurred at 6 a.m. local time, or 3 a.m. GMT, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
The Saudi Ministry of Energy stated that every victim was a Saudi national. The ministry opened an investigation into the cause of the crash and expressed condolences to the families of those killed. Ras Tanura is the site of one of Aramco's major oil refineries.
Aramco resumed crude oil loading operations there on Friday after an almost four-month pause. Aramco is majority-owned by the Saudi government. The company did not immediately comment on the crash.
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