00:00A helicopter belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco crashed Sunday on the country's east
00:05coast, killing 14 nationals. That's according to a state news agency. A flight tracking
00:12app shows the helicopter making a sharp turn before its signal was lost. Media reports
00:18say the cause of the incident is unknown and is being investigated. Aramco resumed oil
00:24loadings at its Ras Tanura terminal in the Gulf on Friday after four months of disruption
00:29due to the conflict in the Middle East. It didn't immediately respond to a request for
00:34comment on the incident, which reportedly happened in the early morning. Saudi Arabia, the world's
00:40biggest oil exporter, has joined a rush to move cargoes amid hopes of a sustained peace
00:45deal between the US and Iran. Producers around the region are ramping up oil and gas output
00:52as the critical Strait of Hormuz waterway reopens to marine traffic.
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