Fire at Jazan Refinery Quickly Extinguished, Operations to Resume

A fire broke out at Aramco's Jazan refinery in southwestern Saudi Arabia on Sunday, but was quickly extinguished by firefighters and industrial security teams. The incident occurred at a facility that processes 400,000 barrels of crude oil per day and produces refined products including gasoline and ultra-light sulfur diesel.

The fire caused no injuries, according to the Saudi Energy Ministry. Aramco had previously shut down the refinery on July 27 after an attack by Yemen's Houthi militants damaged the plant's Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) complex and tank farm area.

Aramco chief Amin Nasser said last week that recent attacks on the company's facilities had caused some production interruptions but that he was confident operations could be restored quickly. He also stated that the attacks had no material operational or financial impact.