The Houthi rebels attacked an oil rig in the Saudi city of Jeddah tonight (Friday). The kingdom noted that a fire broke out in two oil depots at the sites in question, but no casualties.
“The Houthis are trying to undermine energy security and the global economy,” they said. In the city of Jeddah, a Formula 1 competition is being held today The Saudis It reads: “There is no effect of the Houthi attacks on public life in the city.”
The Saudi Ministry of Energy has announced that the kingdom will not be held responsible for shortages in global oil supply in the shadow of Houthi attacks on the kingdom’s oil facilities. We also noted that no one was seriously injured or killed. “The attacks undermine our ability to meet our obligations to the world markets,” the statement said.
Eyewitnesses tell of a large smoke mushroom and fire in the area of the city of Jeddah in western Saudi Arabia. Pro-Iranian sources claim that this is an attack on the Aramco oil facilities area, but so far there is no official confirmation from Saudi Arabia or other Arab media.@coren_ido pic.twitter.com/hmIjNILopi
– News here (@kann_news) March 25, 2022
A spokesman for the Houthi rebel forces announced that Iran-backed rebels had attacked Aramco facilities in Jeddah and infrastructure in the Saudi capital Riyadh with a number of cruise missiles. “We will continue to expand our circle of attacks until the siege on Yemen ends and the Saudi aggression ceases,” Sariya said in a statement. .