00:05Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil giant, Saudi Aramco, has suffered extensive damage at its
00:11headquarters in Dahran following an attack on Tuesday night, October 13. According to a Reuters
00:18report, a fire spread across several floors of an office tower inside the Aramco complex. The
00:25incident comes amid escalating hostilities between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Iran-aligned
00:31Houthi movement. A company source told Reuters that a ballistic missile struck the headquarters
00:36complex. People familiar with the incident described a fire that spread across several floors of the
00:42office tower. Two sources said the fire began on the ninth floor of the building's south wing
00:48before spreading between the sixth and tenth floors. The damage was particularly severe on the upper
00:54levels. One source described collapsed sections of the ceiling, while windows and doors were
01:00reportedly blown out. The affected area included the floor where Aramco chief executive Amin Nasser's
01:07office is located. The fire reportedly continued into the early hours of Wednesday, October 14.
01:14Saudi Arabia's energy ministry described the fire as limited and said authorities had responded to the
01:20incident. The official statement reported no injuries or deaths. Despite the damage described by people
01:28familiar with the incident, operations at the complex continued normally. Some employees were asked to work
01:34remotely, while certain functions were shifted to Aramco's global offices. Notably, the headquarters is a key
01:41center for the world's largest oil producing company. Its operations center helps oversee oil rigs, refineries,
01:48export terminals, and an extensive pipeline network. Damage to a facility connected to this infrastructure
01:55raises concerns about the security of critical energy operations at a time of heightened regional
02:01tensions. The strike occurred amid intensifying hostilities involving Saudi Arabia and the Houthis.
02:08The group has issued threats and statements concerning attacks on Saudi facilities, including oil
02:14infrastructure. However, responsibility for this specific incident should be attributed only to
02:20sources that have directly confirmed it. The details of the missile impact and the building damage come from
02:27sources cited in Reuters reporting, while the Saudi energy ministry provided the official assessment of the
02:33fire and casualties. The reported damage at the Aramco headquarters underscores the vulnerability of
02:39critical energy infrastructure during regional conflict.
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