Saudi Arabia's Energy Ministry had earlier described the Dhahran incident as a limited fire at an administrative building with no casualties. While the sprawling Dhahran campus holds no oil production facilities, it houses a central operations hub overseeing Aramco's rigs, pipelines, refineries and export terminals, and sources told Reuters the company shifted some functions to global offices and told staff to work from home while maintaining normal operations.
The Houthis said their overnight barrage also targeted Aramco's Riyadh refinery and King Khalid International Airport in retaliation for Saudi airstrikes Tuesday on Yemen Petroleum Company fuel facilities in Sanaa, Ras Issa and Hodeidah, and vowed further attacks on Saudi airports and oil installations in the coming days. Royal Saudi Air Force jets continued striking Houthi vehicles and positions in Yemen on Wednesday, while Saudi equities were the hardest hit among mixed Gulf markets and Brent crude traded above $106 a barrel.