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Arabia Saudí, Irán, Yemen, chiitas, sunitas... ¿cómo es ese menjurje?

Los recientes ataques a instalaciones petroleras agregan más tensión en un Oriente Medio plagado de conflictos

This satellite overview handout image obtained September 16, 2019 courtesy of Planet Labs Inc.  shows damage to oil/gas infrastructure from weekend drone attacks at Abqaig on September 14 2019 in Saudi Arabia. - Drone attacks on key Saudi oil facilities have halved crude output from OPEC's biggest exporter, catapulting oil prices by the largest amount since the first Gulf War. The crisis has focused minds on unrest in the crude-rich Middle East, with Tehran denying Washington's charge that it was responsible.Brent oil prices leapt 20 percent on Monday to chalk up the biggest intra-day daily gain since 1991. (Photo by HO / PLANET LABS INC. / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Planet Labs Inc. / HO" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS == NO ARCHIVE
This satellite overview handout image obtained September 16, 2019 courtesy of Planet Labs Inc. shows damage to oil/gas infrastructure from weekend drone attacks at Abqaig on September 14 2019 in Saudi Arabia. - Drone attacks on key Saudi oil facilities have halved crude output from OPEC's biggest exporter, catapulting oil prices by the largest amount since the first Gulf War. The crisis has focused minds on unrest in the crude-rich Middle East, with Tehran denying Washington's charge that it was responsible.Brent oil prices leapt 20 percent on Monday to chalk up the biggest intra-day daily gain since 1991. (Photo by HO / PLANET LABS INC. / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Planet Labs Inc. / HO" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS == NO ARCHIVE HO
Una foto satelital del humo que emanaba de la plnmta procesadora de petroleo de Abqaig, en Arabia Saudí. (HO/AFP)

Los ataques con drones a dos instalaciones petroleras de Arabia Saudí, el 14 de setiembre del 2019, agregaron otro poco de pólvora al barril de Oriente Medio, una región plagada de conflictos donde son muchos los que atizan la hoguera.

No fue el primer golpe dirigido a la industria del petróleo, sino uno más y posiblemente tampoco será el último. En mayo, los rebeldes hutíes que pelean en la guerra civil de Yemen dirigieron sus baterías contra oleoductos de aquel reino y obligaron al cierre temporal de uno de los principales.

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