Saudi Aramco's Jizan Refinery Hit Again as Houthi Attacks Escalate
Saudi Aramco's 400,000-barrel-per-day Jizan refinery was hit in a new attack Monday, threatening a major Red Sea refining hub while Saudi Arabia is moving more oil west to avoid the Strait of Hormuz. The Financial Times reported that the facilities in southwestern Saudi Arabia were hit Monday, citin
Source: OilPrice.com
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DW NOTE
The Jizan refinery is 40 kilometres from the Yemeni border. The Houthis have hit it before. When you build energy infrastructure within artillery range of a war zone and call it strategy, the term "escalation" implies the surprise is genuine.