Saudi Aramco Profit Jumps Despite Damaging Attacks on Pipelines and Refineries NYT - Home Page By: Lisa Friedman 3 November 2026 at 07:19 Saudi Arabiaβs state-owned oil company posted a 9 percent increase in third-quarter profit on Tuesday. Β© Hamad I Mohammed/ReutersIn September drones hit Saudi Arabiaβs East-West pipeline, which stretches from the kingdomβs oil-producing Eastern Province to an export terminal on the Red Sea.