Attack on storage facilities of the oil giant Aramco in Jeddah

LAST UPDATE: 20:20

The Yemeni group Houthi announced today that it had launched attacks on Saudi energy facilities and the Riyadh-led military coalition fighting the group in Yemen announced that the oil giant’s oil refinery in the southern part of the country had been hit. , without causing casualties. The fire was brought under control later, according to the coalition.

A huge cloud of black smoke was visible over the Red Sea city where the Saudi Grand Prix is ​​being held this weekend, an eyewitness said.

Unverified videos posted on social media showed a fire raging in oil tanks at an Aramco facility on the outskirts of Jeddah.

There was no immediate comment from Aramco or the Department of Energy on any attempt to contact Reuters.

Minutes after concluding the first training in Saudi Arabia, one report was reported on the Aramco oil installations in Jeddah.

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A huge plume of black smoke was seen rising in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, where oil giant Aramco has several oil facilities.#Houthi #SaudiArabia #Jeddah #Aramco pic.twitter.com/gvO9jELx7L

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BREAKING: Houthis struck Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Presumably, a ballistic missile was used. pic.twitter.com/9nC063XjyY

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Earlier on Friday, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea tweeted that he was going to announce details of a large-scale Houthi operation “deep” in Saudi Arabia.

Iran’s Houthi allies, who have been fighting the Saudi-led coalition for the past seven years, have fired rockets at Aramco facilities in Jeddah and drones at the Ras Tanura and Radih refineries, the Saudi military spokesman said. He added that the attacks also targeted “vital facilities” in the capital, Riyadh.

Saudi state media had earlier reported that a series of drone strikes and rockets by the Houthis had been stopped by coalition forces.

Saudi Arabia’s air defenses also intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired at the port city of Jazan, causing a limited and controlled fire at an electricity distribution unit, state media reported.

Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, said earlier this week that it would not be responsible for any disruptions in oil supplies to world markets as a result of the Houthi attacks that have intensified over the past three weeks.