FWIW, I haven't been able to confirm this report and I've even been scanning the Saudi, Kuwati and Qatar news feeds. Nada.
It's very plausable, though... he's been sick for a long time, although a press release was issued saying he was doing 'much better' a few days ago.
Assuming it's true, now the fun begins. I wonder how much of the pre-death positioning had to do with their seeming inability to add that extra capacity they've been talking about doing for a couple years now.
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