Attacks on Saudi Aramco's facilities, a risk to price into its value

Middle East

Called 26 April 2017 · Confirmed 14 September 2019

Called more than two years ahead

The call, as published

"When Looking at Aramco Valuation when it becomes public, analysts should account very much the risk of terrorism [against] its facilities"

Olivier Guitta on X, April 2017, reshared September 2019 ↗

What happened

On 14 September 2019 Iranian-backed drones and missiles hit Aramco's Abqaiq and Khurais plants, taking about 5% of the world's oil supply offline in a single day.

The Washington Post ↗

What it meant for a business

Anyone pricing Aramco ahead of its listing, or relying on Saudi crude, had more than two years' notice that the facilities themselves were a target.

Olivier Guitta also lists this call on his personal site, olivierguitta.com ↗

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