Amman, 14 September 2019 - “The UN Special Envoy for Yemen is extremely concerned about the drone attacks claimed by Ansar Allah today against two major oil facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The recent military escalation is extremely worrying.
The Special Envoy calls on all parties to exercise restraint. The Special Envoy urges all parties to prevent such further incidents, which pose a serious threat to regional security, complicate the already fragile situation and jeopardize UN-led political process.”
Noteworthy, following Saturday's assault by a swarm of explosive drones on the world's largest oil processing plant in Saudi Arabia, global petroleum supplies are likely to experience a "significant jolt," according to The Guardian.
After the assault, for which Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed responsibility, major fires swallowed the Abqaiq processing plant and the Khurais oil field. According to the rebel-run news agency Saba, they said they launched 10 drones with "intelligence collaboration from inpiduals within Saudi Arabia." Speaker Yahya Saree of the rebels said that their activities "will grow and be more painful as long as the Saudi government continues its aggression and blockade on Yemen," he said. The fires are now under control at both facilities, Saudi state media said.
Over the previous year, oil fields and pipeline in Saudi Arabia have been the target of rebel assaults, often using single drones, but analysts said it seemed to be the largest and most successful to date.
The attack in the Persian Gulf has increased tensions. Iran, which has created advanced aircraft, is assisting the Houthi rebels. But U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the strike came from Yemen last night and accused Iran of launching an "unprecedented assault on the world's energy supply."
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