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### Viewing cable 03ABUJA997, UNPRECEDENTED MEETING BETWEEN USG AND SAG ON

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03ABUJA997 | 2003-06-05 19:04 | 2011-06-26 00:00 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Abuja
Appears in these articles: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/06/13/115715/wikileaks-cables-show-worry-about.html

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    S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 03 RIYADH 008811

    SIPDIS

    NOFORN
    SIPDIS

    TEL AVIV - PLEASE PASS TO APHSCT DELEGATION

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/11/2016
    TAGS: PGOV PREL MOPS MASS LI NI
    SUBJECT: UNPRECEDENTED MEETING BETWEEN USG AND SAG ON
    PETROLEUM INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION

    Classified By: AMBASSADOR JAMES OBERWETTER FOR
    REASONS 12958 1.4 B, D, AND E

    ---------
    Summary
    ---------

    ¶1.  (S/NF)  In light of recent threats to petroleum
    infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, on 31 October Vice Admiral
    Walsh, Commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Commander,
    U.S. Fifth Fleet, and Dhahran Consul General Kincannon met
    Saudi Arabian representatives from the  Royal Saudi Naval
    Forces (RSNF), Ministry of Interior (the Mabahith, Coast
    Guard, and the Facilities Security Forces) and Saudi Aramco
    for the first time at the King Abudulazziz Naval Base, in
    Jubail City.  Vice Admiral (VADM) Walsh offered U.S. military
    support in thwarting potential attacks on critical Saudi
    infrastructure, and his staff briefed the Saudi Arabian
    representatives on Fifth Fleet capabilities.  Rear Admiral
    (RADM) Fahad Ahmed Al Kayyal, Commander of the Eastern Fleet,
    led the Saudi delegation, welcomed assistance, and
    highlighted the need for technical information sharing.

    --------------------------------------------- --------
    Saudi Participation Included Key Agencies, Including
    Newly-Established Facility Security Force (FSF)
    --------------------------------------------- --------

    ¶2.  (S)  In addition to RADM Al Kayyal, most major Saudi
    Arabian security agencies were present at the meeting,
    including the Ministry of Interior,s newly-established
    Facility Security Force (FSF) formed to protect critical
    petroleum infrastructure.  Key Saudi Arabian meeting
    participants included:

    --  HRH Commander Sultan bin Khalid Al Faisal Al Saud, RSNF
    Special Forces, Commander Task Force 88;
    --  Brigadier General Khalid Ali Al Humidan, Mabahith,
    "International Relations and Cooperation;"
    --  Brigadier General Dr. Saad bin Khalid Al Jabri, Special
    Advisor to the Assistant Minister of the Interior for
    Security Affairs;
    --  Brigadier General Abdul Rahman Ibrahim Ibrahim,
    Commander of the Border Forces (including the Coast Guard)
    in the Eastern Province;
    --  Major General Saad bin Mohammed Al Majid, Commander,
    FSF;
    --  General Abdullah Bin Y. al-Zahrani, Coast Guard
    Commander, Jubail;
    --  Mr. Samir Raslan, Saudi Aramco, General Manager
    Industrial Security Operations;
    --  Major General Ahmed bin Mohammad Al Rubayan, Eastern
    Area Commander; and
    --  Captain Mohammed al Amri, RSN Eastern Fleet Operations
    Officer.

    U.S. Mission participants included Dhahran Consul General
    Kincannon, Acting Defense Attache Hobbes, and Energy Attache
    Ross.

    --------------------------------------------- --
    VADM Walsh Upbeat on Cooperation to Protect
    Critical Petroleum Infrastructure
    --------------------------------------------- --

    ¶3.  (S/NF)  VADM Walsh stressed the U.S. Navy's willingness
    to be of assistance in protecting critical Saudi petroleum
    maritime infrastructure, and underscored his openness to
    hearing all feedback on the usefulness of NAVCENT and
    Coalition operations and the manner in which they are
    conducted.  His staff delivered a briefing on the Fifth
    Fleet,s maritime and aerial reconnaissance capabilities for
    the Saudi interlocutors.  VADM Walsh,s staff offered
    consequence management assistance in the event of a major oil
    spill.  Saudi Aramco,s Samir Raslan noted Aramco was
    generally well-prepared for even a major oil spill, but
    welcomed assistance as needed.

    --------------------------------------------- -
    RADM Al Kayyal Stresses Need for Technical
    Information Sharing and Coordination
    ---------------------------------------------

    ¶4.  (S/NF)  RADM Al Kayyal thanked VADM Walsh and NAVCENT for
    offering support and cooperation.  Brigadier General Al
    Humidan noted on-going threats to Saudi Arabian petroleum
    infrastructure from Saudi Arabian extremists and Iraqi
    national Abdul Hadi al-Iraqi, whom he characterized as "the
    Al Qaida leader for Iraq, Syria, and the Arabian Peninsula."
    RADM Al Kayyal noted the importance of information sharing
    and coordination, and  specifically requested technical
    information exchange focused on threat tactics.  He suggested
    a data link via the Eastern Fleet as a mechanism for doing
    so.  He remarked positively on a previously-planned office
    call for 1 November in Bahrain at the NAVCENT Headquarters.

    --------------------------------------
    RADM Al Kayyal Laments Difficulty of
    Ascertaining Small Vessels' Intent
    --------------------------------------

    ¶5.  (S/NF)  RADM Al Kayyal stressed the difficulties
    confronting the RSNF in policing an Arabian
    Gulf populated with many thousands of small fishing boats.
    He regretted the difficulty of ascertaining the intent of
    small vessels when they approach critical petroleum
    installations, noting fishermen in the region predominantly
    use small dhows and skiffs.  He lamented problems with
    evaluating the credibility of intelligence derived from the
    Internet, such as recent threats against Ras Tanura petroleum
    complex.  He highlighted Ras Tanura,s vulnerabilities,
    stating the Sea Islands, North Pier, and South Pier are this
    vast complex,s most critical infrastructure.  He remarked
    coordinates from the latest threat intelligence could
    indicate Al Qaida was using satellite imagery, not only
    Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment on the ground.
    RADM Al Kayyal underscored that terrorist groups only needed
    to cause minor damage to a crude oil facility to shake up
    international oil markets through media publicity.

    ------------------------------------
    Mabahith: We Need Original Text
    for Intelligence Sharing
    ------------------------------------

    ¶6.  (S/NF)  Brigadier General Al Humidan remarked on the need
    for the U.S. to share intelligence in original Arabic, rather
    than in translated form.  He indicated the USG passed the SAG
    intelligence about an impending attack on the Iraqi al Basra
    Oil Terminal in translated form in 2004.  He noted a critical
    word was mis-translated, leading the RSNF to look out for
    attacks on oil tankers, rather than for vessels launched by a
    specific tribal group in Yemen.  In April 2004, U.S. Navy
    action thwarted a large attack on the oil terminal.  However,
    3 U.S. servicemen were killed when they approached and
    intercepted a traditional dhow, which then exploded.  The
    speaker indicated that the mis-translation would have been
    obvious to a native Arabic speaker who had seen the original
    text, implying the RSNF would have been in a position to
    better understand and possibly prevent the attack.

    --------------------------------------------- ---------
    Saudi Aramco Weighs In: Production Facilities not a
    Critical Risk; Seaside Facilities Difficult to Protect
    --------------------------------------------- ---------

    ¶7.  (C)  Saudi Aramco,s Samir Raslan downplayed the firm,s
    vulnerabilities to terrorism against its production
    infrastructure.  He stated the company operates 3500 oil
    fields, and Aramco can turn off pumping from any field from a
    central control center if needed. (Note: Raslan likely meant
    oil wells; Aramco operates approximately 80 oil fields, but
    more than a thousand wells.  While Raslan is generally
    correct that Saudi Aramco,s production facilities are likely
    some of the least vulnerable parts of its infrastructure, his
    spin on Aramco,s large number of fields is a bit
    over-optimistic.  While Saudi Aramco has many oil fields,
    production is heavily centralized in a small number.  The
    Ghawar and Safaniya fields account for total production about
    6 million barrels per day (mbpd) of the 9.1 mbpd Saudi Arabia
    typically produces.  End note.)  He noted Saudi Aramco
    considers Abqaiq, Ras Tanura, and the gas facilities as
    likely major targets.  He remarked on the difficulty of
    protecting seaside facilities, as it was very easy to use a
    small dhow to carry out an attack.  He noted Aramco had
    designated restricted zones around its seafront facilities
    marked by buoys, and used helicopters ferrying crews and
    catering to conduct routine aerial surveillance.

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    Aramco Complaint: Mistakes Cost Us Money
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    ¶8.  (C)  Saudi Aramco,s Samir Raslan stressed the need for
    strong coordination when U.S forces are operating near Saudi
    Aramco facilities.  He recounted one incident (Note: we
    believe this is an older incident) in which the U.S. Navy
    mistakenly boarded a Saudi vessel, setting off rumors in the
    "oil patch" of renewed hostilities in the Arabian Gulf.  He
    complained such incidents damage Saudi Aramco financially,
    stating the incident cost the company $50 million USD, but
    did not specify the nature of the costs.  VADM Walsh
    acknowledged the incident, and RADM Al Kayyal noted the U.S.
    Navy had apologized for it.  VADM Walsh agreed with Raslan on
    the need for strong coordination.

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    Commander Notes Concern with Possible
    Attacks on Oil and Gas Tankers
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    ¶9.  (S)  HRH Commander Sultan provided his ground-level
    assessment of working day to day to protect Saudi Aramco
    facilities.  He stated security patrols on most Saudi Aramco
    facilities are routinely monitored, presumably by those with
    intentions to attack the facilities.  He believes most Saudi
    Aramco facilities present a sufficiently hard target to
    dissuade terrorists from attacking by sea.  He instead argued
    tankers at major terminals were significantly more at threat
    than fixed facilities.  He noted tankers often moor several
    miles away from major terminals, especially if they are too
    large for the berthing facilities.  He noted these tankers
    enjoyed relatively little security while taking on their
    cargo, and it is relatively easy to penetrate the hull of an
    empty ship.  He also expressed his concern with an attack on
    a gas tanker.  (Note: Whether liquid petroleum gas (LPG) or
    liquefied natural gas (LNG), he could not say.  End note.)
    He indicated the Saudi military had carried out simulations
    showing that, in the case of an attack on a gas vessel in Ras
    Tanura Channel, people as far away as Riyadh would die from
    secondary explosions.

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    ¶10.  (S)  This meeting was a first in bringing the U.S. Navy
    together at a senior level with appropriate Saudi Arabian
    interlocutors at senior levels from across the RSNF  and
    security agencies.  VADM Walsh and RADM al Kayyal set a
    friendly tone for open cooperation and communication.  VADM
    Walsh,s visit to Jubail was followed by RADM al Kayyal,s
    office call to NAVCENT,s Bahrain headquarters on the
    following day.  We anticipate the meeting will prove to have
    appropriately set the stage to move forward with action items
    and a significant U.S. contribution to safeguarding critical
    Saudi Arabian petroleum infrastructure in the coming months.

    OBERWETTER

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