On September 14, 2019 (August 16, 2019 in the lunar calendar), Saudi Aramco's oil field was bombed.? (Photo source: DigitalGlobe) On September 14, 2019 local time, two oil facilities (an oil refinery and an oil field) of Saudi Aramco (hereinafter referred to as Saudi Aramco), the Saudi oil giant, caught fire after being attacked by drones. After the incident, a military spokesperson for Yemen's Houthi armed group claimed responsibility for the drone attack. At present, the fire caused by the attack has been extinguished, and no one was injured in the attack. (Photo source: Planet)? Yemeni Houthi military spokesperson Colonel Yahya Saare said that this is their response to the continuous blockade and aggression in Yemen. If the Saudi coalition continues to launch attacks on targets in Yemen, the Houthis in Yemen will increase the number of drone attacks. However, that being said, there is no evidence that the 10 drones came from Yemen. (Photo source: Planet)? Some people speculate that the attack may have been carried out by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards drone attack, and the United States and Saudi Arabia also suspect and accuse Iran of being behind it, but this accusation has been denied by the Iranian government. Coincidentally, according to a spokesperson for the Houthis in Yemen, the attack was the largest so far, and this precise drone attack also required a lot of intelligence work to prepare, which does not rule out intelligence information from within Saudi Arabia.? (Source: Reuters) In addition, the attack happened at the time, which also happened to be the day when Saudi Aramco, the Saudi oil giant, was preparing to go public, and this large-scale attack also caused Saudi Aramco's market value to shrink before the listing, and it will definitely degrade the value of Saudi Aramco's stock after the listing. This makes people wonder, is this all just a coincidence? Is it really the Houthis in Yemen who want to carry out retaliatory attacks? Whether it was directed by others, or the self-directed behavior of other Middle Eastern oil giants, we cannot guess. After the incident, the US approach is also worth taking a good look. President T said: "Saudi Arabia's oil supply has been attacked. We have reason to believe that we know the culprit." And he added: "If necessary, the United States will withdraw sufficient quantities from its oil reserves to ensure that the market is fully supplied." Although the Houthis have claimed attacks on two Saudi oil facilities, the United States has been accusing Iran of being too complex and destructive to be coordinated by insurgents. American intelligence agencies believe the attacks were launched from the direction of Iraq and Iran, rather than from areas controlled by the Houthis. This is very interesting. The Houthis claimed that they did it, but the United States and Saudi Arabia said that it was not the Houthis who did it, but Iran. Iran said that it did not do it, claiming that what the United States said was the "biggest lie", and told the United States that if you slander me again, I will hit you.? So we have no way of knowing that this attack was the United States to test the dependence of countries on Middle East oil through the reduction of Middle East oil production, and to examine the real oil reserves of countries. Or to drive up oil prices through oil production cuts, so that as a major oil producer, it can get more benefits. After all, on Monday after the attack, international crude oil prices soared by more than 19% in morning trading, and then stabilized by 10%. Of course, this is just the skin. The most important thing the United States wants to do now is to get Iran. From Iran's attack and seizure of oil tankers, to shooting down American drones, to confronting the United States head-on, and not fearing American sanctions, Iran's toughness really makes the United States hate it. But let's ignore the inference that this attack was directed by the United States, and the purpose may be to make excuses for its own actions against Iran. From the facts, the United States has indeed been making it clear that this incident was carried out by Iran, and it has also said that it knows who is the culprit.? ( Mapping: Mark) Not only that, but the United States also has evidence. The US investigation department said that the nearest distance from the Yemeni border to the attacked oil facilities is 770 kilometers, which is far more than the flight distance of the Houthi drone Qatef-1. However, United Nations investigators believe that the Houthis have a new generation of drone UAV-X, which can fly up to 1,500 kilometers. It really hit the United States in the face. (Photo source: AP)? Of course, what the specific situation is, we still need to see the development and investigation of follow-up matters, but the attack did have a significant impact on the international energy market. The Buguaig refinery that was attacked is located about 330 kilometers northeast of the Saudi capital Riyadh and is operated by the oil and gas giant Saudi Aramco. According to the state-owned enterprise, the Buqaig refinery is "the world's largest crude oil purification plant", with a capacity of 7 million barrels of crude oil per day.? (Source: Reuters) The other field in the Hurais area that was attacked is located about 190 kilometers southwest of the Buqaig refinery. It is the second largest oil field in Saudi Arabia, with an average crude oil production of 1 million barrels per day. According to Saudi Aramco, the field has crude oil reserves of more than 20 billion barrels. The attack also affected Saudi Arabia's 5.70 million barrels of oil per day, accounting for about half of Saudi Arabia's current oil production. Globally, the affected oil production accounts for 5% of the world's daily oil production, which is really not a small impact. This is the third such attack on Saudi Aramco in five months.? It is estimated that Saudi Aramco is now feeling very uncomfortable: why is it always me who gets hurt! Of course, the United States, in the process of calling the Saudi Crown Prince, expressed its willingness to provide help to the kingdom to ensure its safety, and kindly suggested that the attack on Saudi oil facilities could have adverse effects on the United States and the global economy. (Photo source: Reuters)? However, the International Energy Agency (IEA) hit the United States in the face again, saying that the attack is unlikely to affect the global oil market because of the "abundant supply of commercial stocks." However, the IEA also said that it is closely monitoring the overall situation to better deal with it. So, this matter is really confusing.