Yemen's Houthis said they attacked an oil facility Sunday in southwestern Saudi Arabia, the latest attack by the Iranian-backed rebels on the kingdom. Meanwhile, Iran has made new demands about the restart of negotiations and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the Pentagon is pressing the US defence industry to accelerate production of weapons. Here's a look at developments across the Middle East on Sunday. Full coverage can be found here. Houthis target Aramco refinery ---------------------------------- Yahya Saree, a military spokesperson for the Houthis, said they targeted an Aramco refinery in the city of Jazan with a drone. The attack was in response to Saudi drones' breaching Yemen's airspace over the provinces of Hajjah and Saada, he said. Early on Sunday, the Saudi Energy Ministry reported a fire at a facility belonging to the Aramco refinery without casualties. The ministry said the fire was extinguished but it didn't describe its cause. Sunday's Houthi attack i
The Saudi energy major posted robust quarterly earnings as higher prices offset conflict-related disruptions, while flagging continued risks to refining, shipping and global energy security
Aramco had resumed crude oil loadings on Friday at its Ras Tanura terminal in the Gulf after they were halted for nearly four months
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Aramco said it benefited from higher prices of crude oil, refined fuels and chemical products during the quarter, according to a stock exchange filing
Global energy supplies have been sharply squeezed by Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which has curtailed shipping and driven prices higher following the US-Israeli war
Output from Saudi Aramco's offshore Manifa oil production facility was also restored, the energy ministry said Sunday, though work continues at the Khurais onshore complex
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Several of Saudi Arabia's neighbours have also cut production as shipping in oil transit chokepoint, carrying roughly a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas flows, has ground to a near halt
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There was a 'limited' fire at the plant, caused by debris from the interception of two drones that were targeting the facility
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Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil giant Aramco posted first-quarter profits of $26 billion on Sunday, down 4.6% from the prior year. Aramco, formally known as the Saudi Arabian Oil Co, had revenues of $108.1 billion over the quarter, the company reported in a filing on Riyadh's Tadawul stock exchange. The company saw $107.2 billion in revenues and profits of $27.2 billion the same quarter last year. Aramco's stock traded over $6 a share Thursday, down from a high of around $8 last year. It has dropped over the past year as oil prices have dipped, and in recent months, as the OPEC+ oil cartel announced restoring production more rapidly and as uncertainty driven by US tariffs has rippled through Middle Eastern markets. Benchmark Brent crude traded Friday at over $63 a barrel, down from highs of over $80 in the last year.
India, which ranks as the world's third-largest oil consumer, aims to establish itself as a global refining centre as Western corporations reduce their crude processing capabilities