Saudi Aramco-Exxon refinery SAMREF in Saudi Arabia's Yanbu targeted, source says

Oil giant Saudi Aramco's SAMREF ​refinery in the Red Sea ‌port of Yanbu was targeted in an aerial attack on Thursday, an ​industry source said, adding there ​was minimal impact.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary ⁠Guard Corps on Thursday issued ​an evacuation warning to several oil ​facilities across Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar, including SAMREF, which is a ​joint venture between Saudi Aramco ​and Exxon Mobil.

Yanbu is currently the only ‌export ⁠outlet for any crude oil out of Gulf Arab countries, as Iran has effectively shut the ​Strait of ​Hormuz, ⁠the narrow waterway it shares with Oman, through ​which a fifth of the ​world's ⁠oil supply normally flows.

Saudi Aramco did not immediately respond to ⁠an ​emailed request for comment.