Saudi Authorities Extinguish Jizan Aramco Fire as Houthis Claim Responsibility

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Saudi Aramco facility in the city of Jizan.

Saudi authorities said on Sunday that firefighting teams had extinguished a fire that broke out at a Saudi Aramco facility in the city of Jizan after an attack claimed by Yemen's Houthi movement.

Aramco's industrial security teams had brought the fire under control and the relevant authorities were completing procedures to deal with the incident, the the Saudi Energy Ministry ‌said on X. 

Jazan is on the ⁠Red Sea near the border with Yemen. The Jazan refinery processes 400,000 barrels of crude oil per day and produces refined products including gasoline and ultra-light sulfur diesel.

Aramco suspended operations at the Jizan refinery on 27 July following an attack claimed by the Houthies, which damaged the facility's Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) complex and part of its tank farm, according to a report by consultancy IIR seen by Reuters.

Aramco chief Amin Nasser said last week that recent attacks on the company's facilities had caused some production interruptions but that he was confident ⁠operations could be restored quickly. He said the attacks had no material operational or financial impact.

The Houthis declared a naval blockade on Saudi ⁠Arabia in the Red Sea last month in response to what they described as a Saudi siege of Yemen, an allegation Riyadh denies.



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