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Aramco resumes operations after fire

State oil company Saudi Aramco announced on Monday that operations from a fire damaged pier at their export oil terminal had resumed.

  • Agencies
  • Published: 13:30 July 23, 2007
  • Gulf News

Riyadh: State oil company Saudi Aramco announced on Monday that operations from a fire damaged pier at their export oil terminal had resumed.

Four people died and a durther 12 were injured as a result of the fire on Thursday at the world's largest offshore oil export terminal.

"The Ras Tanura North Pier is back in operation, but the two berths affected by the fire are currently not in service," Aramco said in a statement.

Aramco said it was able to divert exports to other berths.

The fire took place at berth 10, which loads liquefied petroleum gas on the North Pier.

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