A composite image of two satellite photographs which show areas of Saudi oil facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais. AP/Business Insider
Business Insider: Satellite photos show scale of destruction at Saudi oil field hit by drone attacks which put global markets in chaos
* Satellite images show widespread destruction at a Saudi Aramco oil plant ravaged by a series of drone strikes on Saturday.
* The strike affected 5% of the world's oil supply, and sent global markets into chaos, with oil prices spiking 20% on Monday.
* The top image shows the location of attacks inside the Abqaiq processing plant, while the second and third images show damage from strikes on the nearby Khurais oil field.
New satellite images show the scale of destruction at a vital Saudi oil facility after a series of drone attacks on Saturday.
The images, provided by the US government to the Associated Press (AP), show 17 impact sites at Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq oil plant and two at the Khurais oil field on Sunday.
The satellite image below shows the "stabilization area" of the Abqaiq facility. The area is where oil pumped out of the ground is treated in order to make it safe to move around the world via tanker ship.
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WNU Editor: Even with all of this damage, there are some reports that Saudi Arabia will be able to restore some production .... Saudi Arabia reportedly aims to restore one-third of lost oil output by Monday (CNBC).
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