RIYADH: Saudi Aramco’s industrial firefighting teams extinguished a fire that broke out early Sunday at a facility belonging to the company’s Jazan refinery, the Saudi Ministry of Energy said.
“The competent authorities are completing the necessary procedures to deal with the incident,” the ministry said in a statement posted on X, without providing details on the cause of the fire, its extent, or whether there were any casualties or damage.
The refinery complex is located in Jazan City in southwestern Saudi Arabia, near the border with Yemen. It is part of a major industrial development aimed at turning the region into a diversified economic hub.
Major refining and power complex
The Jazan Refinery Complex is one of Aramco’s key downstream projects, designed to process up to 400,000 barrels of crude oil per day. It produces fuels such as gasoline and ultra-low-sulfur diesel, as well as petrochemical products including benzene and paraxylene.
