Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Saudi Aramco Jazan refinery, fire extinguished
The Saudi energy ministry said the blaze was extinguished with no injuries as the refinery processes 400,000 barrels of crude oil a day.
- On Sunday, Saudi Aramco's industrial security teams extinguished a fire at the Jazan refinery, with the Saudi Energy Ministry reporting no injuries in the incident.
- The Jazan refinery processes 400,000 barrels of crude oil per day, producing petrol and ultra-light sulfur diesel as critical components of the Kingdom's energy infrastructure.
- Renewed tensions persist between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-aligned Houthi movement, which declared a Red Sea naval blockade last month citing an alleged Saudi siege of Yemen, a claim that Riyadh rejects.
- Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey signed the "Mecca Joint Defence Agreement" on Friday to strengthen military cooperation and bolster collective deterrence against regional security threats across West Asia.
- Saudi officials have not identified the fire's cause, though Aramco chief Amin Nasser noted last week that previous facility attacks caused minor production interruptions with no material operational or financial impact.
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Following an agreement that considers an attack on one of Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, or Pakistan as an attack on the other two, the ARAMCO refinery became the target of drones.
Yemen’s Houthis Attack Saudi Refinery After Defense Pact With Turkey, Pakistan
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis on Aug. 9 said the group, designated as terrorists by the United States and some allies, attacked an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia, just two days after Saudi Arabia signed a defense pact with Turkey and Pakistan. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the Iran-aligned group launched a drone attack on the Saudi Aramco refinery, claiming it was in response to Saudi drones breaching airspace over Yemen’s Saada and …
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