Manama A fire erupted at an oil terminal in southern Saudi Arabia after it was hit by a projectile, the energy ministry said Friday.
A projectile attack on a petroleum products distribution terminal in Jizan on Thursday resulted in a fire in one of the terminal’s tanks, official Saudi Press Agency reported citing a ministry statement.
The attack, which happened at 9:08 pm Saudi time, did not result in injuries or deaths, the statement added.
Jizan is a red seaport city in south-western Saudi Arabia, burdening Yemen.
The ministry statement didn’t say who was behind the strike, but it comes as Yemen’s Houthi rebels increasingly mount attacks on the Saudi’s oil installations.
The Saudi-led coalition said the Iran-backed Houthi militia tried to target universities in Jazan and Najran on Thursday.
The Saudi-led coalition intercepted and destroyed several explosive-laden drones launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia targeting the Kingdom earlier on Thursday, state TV reported. Two other drones intercepted were targeting the south-western city of Khamis Mushait, while another targeted Najran near the Yemeni border. The rest targeted civilians and residential areas in other parts of southern Saudi Arabia, the report added.
The energy ministry condemned the attack and added that such acts of sabotage targeted the security of energy supplies.
“The attack does not target the Kingdom alone, but also petroleum exports, the stability of energy supply to the world, freedom of the world trade, as well as the global economy,” a Ministry spokesperson said.
The attacks come only days after Saudi offered the Houthis a new peace plan to end the nearly six-year conflict, which included a comprehensive UN-monitored ceasefire, reopening of Sanaa airport, easing restrictions on Hodeidah port and restarting the political dialogue in the country.
The GCC condemned the attacks and said they reflect the Houthis’ flagrant defiance to the international community and its disregard for all international laws.
Last week, on March 19, there was a fire following a Houthi drone strike on an oil refinery in the Saudi capital, Riyadh
