Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency reports a fire broke out at Saudi Aramco gas facilities in the industrial zone of Al-Jubail, Eastern Saudi Arabia, after an attack. NASA satellite data detected a heat anomaly in the area. Saudi authorities have not officially commented on the Al-Jubail incident.
Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency reported this morning that a fire broke out at Saudi Aramco's gas facilities in the Al-Jubail industrial zone, following an attack. NASA FIRMS satellite data detected a heat anomaly in the area, corroborating the report. The development elevates initial unverified claims — first reported by The Zioneer at 05:06 Jerusalem — of explosions and a fire at a gas facility in Jubail, alongside a simultaneous Houthi missile strike on the Jazan refinery.
By 07:01 Jerusalem, Saudi Aramco had extinguished a fire at the Jazan refinery, reporting no casualties, while the Al-Jubail incident has now been substantiated by state media and satellite evidence. The Saudi Energy Ministry has not yet officially commented on the Al-Jubail fire.
The attacks are part of an ongoing Houthi campaign against Saudi energy infrastructure, often coordinated with Iranian-backed Iraqi militias under IRGC oversight, as The Zioneer reported on July 27, 28, and 30. The Houthis previously struck the Jazan refinery on July 25, forcing a shutdown that is expected to last until August 15. The current incidents appear to be a continuation of this multi-front pressure.
The extent of damage at the Al-Jubail facility and any casualties remain unclear. The claim of a direct Iranian missile strike on Jubail, raised in earlier reports, has not been independently confirmed. Saudi authorities have yet to address the incident.
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