Introduction 1-Source: Targeting the Aramco and ExxonMobil SAMREF refinery in the Saudi port of Yanbu

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March 19 (Reuters) - A source in the oil sector said that Saudi Aramco's Saudi Mobil Refinery Company (SAMREF) in the Saudi port of Yanbu on the Red Sea was targeted by an aerial attack on Thursday , adding that the impact was limited.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard issued an evacuation warning for a number of oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar, including the SAMREF refinery, a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and ExxonMobil.

The Saudi port of Yanbu is currently the only export outlet for crude oil exports from the Gulf states, as Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway it shares with Oman, through which a fifth of the world’s oil supply usually passes.

Aramco has not yet responded to a request for comment sent via email.


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