Houthis claim they attacked Saudi Aramco's Jizan refinery
Houthis claim they attacked Saudi Aramco's Jizan refinery A military spokesperson for Yemen's Houthis said the group attacked Saudi Aramco's refinery in Jizan, Reuters reported. Earlier, Saudi Arabia's ministry of energy said firefighters have “extinguished a fire that broke out at dawn” in a facility belonging to the refinery in Jizan, without specifying what caused the fire.
A fire broke out at Saudi Aramco's Jazan refinery in southwestern Saudi Arabia on Sunday. The Saudi Energy Ministry reported that firefighters extinguished the blaze, with no injuries. According to The National UAE, the refinery processes 400,000 barrels of crude oil per day.
The Houthis claimed they attacked the refinery, as reported by Middle East Eye. The group had previously targeted Aramco facilities in Jazan and Yanbu, and had declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia. Aramco shut down the refinery on July 27 after an attack damaged its Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle complex and tank farm.
Aramco chief executive Amin Nasser said last week that production, exports, and domestic fuel supplies remained intact despite reported attacks on the company's facilities. According to Dawn, Nasser stated that Aramco could restore damaged facilities quickly and return to pre-conflict production within days. The attacks have raised concerns about threats to Red Sea shipping and Saudi oil infrastructure.
Brief written by urgent.news from Middle East Eye, The National UAE, Dawn, Gulf News, Arutz Sheva - Israel National News — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
