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2026-04-07 08:29:35
[Saudi Arabia's Major Petrochemical Industrial Facility Reportedly Suffers Widespread Attack] Early on the morning of the 7th local time, Iranian sources, citing unnamed sources, reported that an explosion occurred in the Jubail industrial zone in northeastern Saudi Arabia, which has US investment, and that the attack was widespread. The Jubail industrial zone is reportedly one of the world's major petrochemical production bases, with an annual output of approximately 60 million tons of petrochemical products, accounting for 6% to 8% of global production. Several large petrochemical companies and projects are located in the zone. Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) is one of the major investors in the industrial zone. In addition, the Sadara project, in which Dow Chemical Company is involved, and a project jointly invested by Saudi Aramco and Total Energy are also located in the industrial zone. (CCTV)
