Saudi Oil Refinery Facility Attacked by Yemen Houthi Rebels... No Major Disruption Expected in Oil Supply

Saudi Government "Temporary Production Decline Occurred but Can Be Offset by Inventory"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] On the 20th (local time), Saudi Arabia's petrochemical facilities were attacked by missiles and drones from Yemen's Houthi rebels, according to major foreign media citing the Saudi government announcement on the same day.

The Saudi government stated that there were no casualties from the attack, and although the production at the refining facilities temporarily decreased, there is sufficient inventory, so the supply is not affected.

The Saudi government reported that petrochemical product distribution facilities in Jizan, a southwestern Saudi city adjacent to Yemen, as well as the natural gas plant at Yanbu Port on the Red Sea and the Yanbu Aramco Sinopec refining company facilities were attacked. Yanbu Aramco Sinopec is a joint venture between Saudi state-owned oil company Aramco and China's largest petrochemical company Sinopec.

The Saudi government, citing Yanbu Aramco Sinopec, explained that although the production at the Yanbu Port refinery temporarily decreased due to the attack, it is at a level that can be compensated with inventory.

Aramco's CEO Amin Nasser stated that this attack will have no impact on Aramco's supply volume.

According to the Saudi-led Arab coalition forces supporting the government army in the Yemen civil war, the seawater desalination facility in Al-Shakik, the power plant in Daran, and the gas facilities in Khamis Mushait were also attacked.

The Houthi rebels' spokesperson also claimed that ballistic missile and drone attacks were carried out on Riyadh, the Saudi capital, Yanbu, and several other regions.

The Arab coalition forces stated that the missiles used in this attack were made in Iran. They also reported that the Saudi Air Force intercepted one ballistic missile and nine drones.

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