Oil tanks at an oil processing plant of Saudi Aramco, a Saudi state oil and gas company, at the Abqaiq oil field.
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The international benchmark index of brent crude products appeared on Monday during trading hours in Asia, passing over $ 70 a barrel for the first time in more than a year.
Rising oil prices came after Saudi Arabia said its oil facilities were targeted by missiles and drones on Sunday. A Houthi army spokesman claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Brent jumped 2.65% to trade at $ 71.20, while US crude futures rose 2.56% to $ 67.78.
Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry said an oil tanker farm at one of the world’s largest oil ports was attacked by a drone and a ballistic missile targeted Saudi Aramco facilities, according to state news agency SPA.
Such acts of sabotage concern not only the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, but also the security and stability of the world’s energy supply and therefore the global economy.
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A spokesman said no attack had caused any injuries or loss of life or property, but the subway of the intercepted rocket fell near residential areas in Dhahran city, SPA reported.
“Such acts of sabotage do not only target the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, but also the security and stability of the world’s energy supply and, therefore, the global economy,” the ministry told the state media. “They affect the security of oil exports, the freedom of world trade and maritime traffic.”
Yahya Sare’e, a spokesman for Youth’s Houthis, said he had carried out a “large joint offensive operation” involving 14 drones and eight ballistic missiles.
He said on Twitter that other military sites had also been targeted with four drones and seven ballistic missiles, adding that “the shot was accurate.”
“I promise #Saudi regime of painful operations as long as it continues its aggression and blockade on our country “, he said in another post.
A Saudi-led coalition intervened in the Yemeni civil war in 2015 and continued to fight the Houthis in what is seen as a war of empowerment with Iran.
The Houthis have reportedly stepped up attacks on Saudi Arabia in recent weeks.
The Biden administration last month said it would remove Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi rebels from foreign terrorist organization lists and specially designated global terrorist lists, according to NBC News.