Saudi Aramco extinguishes fire at refinery as Houthis claim responsibility

JIZAN, SAUDI ARABIA - 26 JULY 2026: A satellite view of smoke plumes rising from Saudi Aramco’s refinery complex and oil terminals in Jazan/Jizan, Saudi Arabia, after coordinated Houthi strikes launched from Yemen. Imaged 26 July 2026. (Photo by Gallo Images/Orbital Horizon/Copernicus Sentinel Data 2026)Gallo Images | Gallo Images | Getty ImagesFirefighters extinguished a blaze at a refinery belonging to Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco early Sunday, the country's government said. Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen reportedly claimed responsibility for attacking the facility. "The competent authorities are completing the necessary procedures to deal with the incident" at the Saudi Aramco refinery in Jazan, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy said in a statement on X, adding that no one was injured. The statement did not say what caused the fire.Iran-backed Houthis reportedly said they carried out a drone strike on the facility."Yemen's Armed Forces said they hit Saudi Arabia's Aramco refinery in Jizan on Sunday, describing the drone strike as precise and carried out in response to Saudi drone violations of Yemeni airspace," Iranian state-backed news agency Mehr said in a post on X.CNBC...