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Fire put out at Saudi Aramco Jazan refinery after Houthi attack
Firefighters extinguished a blaze on Sunday at Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery in southwestern Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Energy Ministry said, with no injuries reported. The ministry did not disclose the cause. The…
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Firefighters extinguished a blaze on Sunday at Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery in southwestern Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Energy Ministry said, with no injuries reported. The ministry did not disclose the cause. The 400,000-barrel-per-day facility had been shut since July 27 after a Houthi militant attack damaged its integrated gasification complex and tank farm, according to a consultancy note seen by Reuters.
Aramco chief Amin Nasser said last week that recent attacks caused some production interruptions but that operations could be restored quickly with no material financial impact. The Houthis declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea last month, alleging a Saudi siege of Yemen, which Riyadh denies. The incidents heighten concerns about threats to Red Sea shipping and Saudi oil infrastructure amid regional tensions.
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For months, the narrative has been that Saudi Aramco can shrug off Houthi drone strikes. This fire at Jazan, the same refinery shut down after a July 27 attack, proves otherwise. The energy ministry calls it minor. But the Houthi blockade threat and repeated disruptions to a 400,000-barrel-per-day facility show Saudi vulnerability is real. The test now: will Aramco’s promised quick restoration hold, or will production cuts follow? Watch the next weekly output numbers.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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