| Every office was physically unplugged from the Internet to prevent the virus from spreading further | There were discussions by Saudi Arabian officials on postponing Aramco's IPO, because the attacks "sidelined more than half of the kingdom's output" of oil |
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| In the wake of the new arrangement, the company's headquarters were moved from New York to Dhahran | In 2012, the kingdom's oil giant found itself hit by the so-called Shamoon computer virus, which deleted hard drives and then displayed a picture of a burning American flag on computer screens |
2012 cyber attack [ ] Aramco computers were attacked by a virus on 15 August 2012.
27| Some computers just shut down without explanation | Liquefied natural gas [ ] Aramco is planning to be a major producer of liquefied natural gas in the world |
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| September attack A stunning attack in September blamed on Iran struck Aramco's main processing facility | It will take all available sources of energy to fill this need — both legacy and alternative sources |
Saudi Aramco operates the world's largest single hydrocarbon network, the Master Gas System.