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Amman
Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, rejected any suggestion on Monday that it was responsible for a shortage in global oil supplies, following attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on energy facilities in the kingdom.
“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia declares that it will not incur any responsibility for any shortage in oil supplies to global markets in light of the attacks on its oil facilities from the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militias,” a Foreign Ministry statement read.
The kingdom said the Iran-linked rebel group carried out drone attacks on facilities linked to its state oil giant Aramco on Saturday and Sunday, leading to a temporary reduction in the refinery’s production. Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack, saying they carried out an operation against several “vital targets,” including Aramco facilities.
The attacks resulted “in serious consequences for upstream and downstream sectors affecting the Kingdom’s production capability and its ability to fulfill its commitments,” the Saudi statement added.
Riyadh urged the international community to “undertake its responsibility to preserve energy supplies,” describing the attacks as a direct threat “in these extremely sensitive circumstances witnessed by the global energy markets.” Since March 2015, Saudi Arabia has been leading a military coalition backing the Yemeni government against the Houthis, who months earlier seized the Yemeni capital Sana’a and other areas in Yemen.
Saudi Arabia has previously said it is committed to cautious production increases by oil alliance OPEC+, despite a price increase on the crude oil market triggered by Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
Amman
Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, rejected any suggestion on Monday that it was responsible for a shortage in global oil supplies, following attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on energy facilities in the kingdom.
“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia declares that it will not incur any responsibility for any shortage in oil supplies to global markets in light of the attacks on its oil facilities from the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militias,” a Foreign Ministry statement read.
The kingdom said the Iran-linked rebel group carried out drone attacks on facilities linked to its state oil giant Aramco on Saturday and Sunday, leading to a temporary reduction in the refinery’s production. Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack, saying they carried out an operation against several “vital targets,” including Aramco facilities.
The attacks resulted “in serious consequences for upstream and downstream sectors affecting the Kingdom’s production capability and its ability to fulfill its commitments,” the Saudi statement added.
Riyadh urged the international community to “undertake its responsibility to preserve energy supplies,” describing the attacks as a direct threat “in these extremely sensitive circumstances witnessed by the global energy markets.” Since March 2015, Saudi Arabia has been leading a military coalition backing the Yemeni government against the Houthis, who months earlier seized the Yemeni capital Sana’a and other areas in Yemen.
Saudi Arabia has previously said it is committed to cautious production increases by oil alliance OPEC+, despite a price increase on the crude oil market triggered by Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
