On the evening of March 7, local time, Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil company, was attacked by Yemeni Houthi armed forces. Fortunately, neither attack caused any casualties or property damage.

The Ministry of Defense of Saudi Arabia issued a statement on the evening of the 7th, condemning the UAV and missile attacks against the Ratanula port in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and the affiliated facilities of Saudi Aramco, and stressed that it will take all necessary countermeasures.

The statement stated that the drone that attacked Rastanur port was shot down before reaching the target, and the ballistic missiles targeting Saudi Aramco’s affiliated facilities were also successfully intercepted. Part of the wreckage fell near the residential area, but no personnel were caused. casualties.

In addition, on March 4, local time, the 14th Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) held a ministerial meeting. OPEC+ representatives stated that they decided not to increase production by 500,000 barrels per day in April, while Saudi Arabia decided to maintain a voluntary crude oil production cut of 1 million barrels per day in April. In the early morning of March 5, Beijing time, international oil prices rose by more than 5%.