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Saudi Arabia reports attempted attack on Aramco's Ras Tanura

Published March 4th, 2026 - 09:48 GMT
Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura
This handout satellite image courtesy of Vantor taken and released on March 2, 2026, shows damage at the Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura refinery. Photo by - / SATELLITE IMAGE ©2026 VANTOR / AFP

ALBAWABA - Saudi Arabia's Aramco facility in Ras Tanura was subjected to another attempted attack with an unknown projectile, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing two informed sources.

In addition, an official spokesperson for the Saudi Ministry of Defense confirmed that an attempted attack occurred against the Ras Tanura refinery.

The Saudi Ministry of Defense posted on X, "Initial estimates indicate that the attack was carried out by a drone and did not result in any damage."

On March 2, videos emerged online showing smoke rising from a refinery operated by Saudi Aramco after a fire broke out in the oil facility.

Saudi officials said Monday that a fire broke out in the Aramco facility, and it was caused by debris from an intercepted Iranian missile. 

Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura oil refinery came under attack by drones two days ago, causing a fire at the complex, authorities confirmed, blaming Iran for the attack.

However, Iran denied carrying out any attacks against Aramco's Ras Tanura facility, near Dammam, which has a capacity of over half a million barrels of crude oil a day.