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Saudi Aramco helicopter crash kills 14

A ⁠helicopter belonging ⁠to Saudi ⁠oil giant Aramco crashed on Sunday in Ras Tanura on Saudi Arabia’s eastern coast west ‌of the Strait of Hormuz,…

By Samantha Johnson / June 28, 2026

A ⁠helicopter belonging ⁠to Saudi ⁠oil giant Aramco crashed on Sunday in Ras Tanura on Saudi Arabia’s eastern coast west ‌of the Strait of Hormuz, killing 14 nationals, the state news agency reported, adding that the cause was unknown.

Aramco had resumed crude ⁠oil loadings on Friday at its ‌Ras Tanura terminal in the Gulf after they were ‌halted for nearly four months.

“The relevant authorities have launched a ‌full investigation to determine the cause of ⁠the ⁠crash,” the state news agency added.

General view of Aramco tanks and oil pipe at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia. Photo: Reuters
General view of Aramco tanks and oil pipe at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia. Photo: Reuters

Aramco did not respond immediately ‌to an emailed request for comment.

The incident took place at 6am ‌local time, the state agency said, ‌without providing further details.

Saudi Arabia, the ‌world’s biggest oil exporter, has ⁠joined a rush to move cargoes after Middle ⁠East producers ramped up oil and gas output and exports ‌ahead of ‌an interim deal to halt the war between the United States and Iran.

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