No deaths or injuries were reported, according to the Saudi Press Agency. Saudi Aramco’s executive headquarters in Dhahran was struck by a missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Tuesday, Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry said. The attack caused a fire in part of the complex.
A cross-country pipeline used by Aramco to transport crude to global markets was also temporarily shut after an earlier attack launched from Iraq. Damage had also remained limited. Aramco did not immediately comment on the incident. The strike followed a warning from Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree, who urged civilians and workers to evacuate Saudi oil facilities. Saree also urged civilians and workers to evacuate Saudi oil facilities. The warning came after the Saudi-led coalition advised civilians to leave the Yemeni Oil Company’s al-Sabah central station in Houthi-controlled Sanaa ahead of planned military operations. Dhahran occupies a critical place in Saudi Arabia’s energy industry. Besides housing Aramco’s headquarters, the city is home to major petroleum facilities, military installations and some of the kingdom’s largest oil-producing fields.
Emergency crews quickly contained the blaze after the missile struck an administrative building at the headquarters of the state-owned oil giant, according to the ministry. Authorities said operations continued after the attack. An earlier Houthi attack forced the shutdown of the Jazan refinery, while another targeted a key oil export terminal on the Red Sea, according to Bloomberg .
