“Do not leave your home or building until the danger has passed,” warned a social media post from the kingdom’s civil defense forces.

Both Aramco and the Saudi Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Saree said the attack came in response to Saudi strikes on the Yemeni city of Hodeida on Friday. Saudi-led forces said they targeted Houthi military instillations in the city that threaten Red Sea shipping.

Last week, Houthi leader Abdul Malek al-Houthi vowed to target Saudi oil facilities if the country were to involve itself in the wider regional war.

On Monday, the Houthis declared an embargo on Saudi shipping, effectively closing the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a vital chokepoint in the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula that connects Asia and Africa with Europe.

The group controls wide swaths of Yemen including the capital, Sanaa. Saturday was the first such attack since 2019 when a barrage of Houthi drones hit Aramco facilities in the country’s east, temporarily cutting the kingdom’s oil output by half.

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