What happened

Reuters reports a Houthi claim of a ballistic-missile hit and fire at Ras Tanura refinery. Saudi authorities did not immediately confirm the strike. Separately, Bloomberg cites an unnamed informed person saying a fire near Aramco’s Ras Tanura terminal was contained after an attack in the region; damage was unclear and Aramco and the Energy Ministry had not responded. The nearby-fire account does not independently establish the claimed refinery impact or attacker. No refinery shutdown, export interruption, casualty or spill is established. The marker references the wider complex, not a verified impact point. Updated on 27 October 2026, 21:00 UTC+0. Later Maritime Executive analysis reports satellite-visible damage to a processing unit, possibly a cracking unit. Reduced flaring is interpreted as curtailed operations, not an independently verified full shutdown. The report says crude exports continued. This updates the earlier damage-unknown position while leaving unit identity, throughput loss and attacker attribution qualified. Updated on 29 October 2026, 17:33 UTC+0.

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