Houthi attacks halt some Saudi energy operations and wound 73; Brent jumps to $98 and U.S. crude to $93.65. Hormuz is not reopened.
Operations at some energy facilities in Saudi Arabia were halted on Tuesday following attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis that wounded 73 people, in what Saudi authorities described as a dangerous escalation, SRN News reported (Reuters wire; Tue Sep 8, 2026). Fires erupted at the sites as firefighting and other emergency teams rushed to contain the blazes and assess the damage, the Saudi energy ministry said. Hormuz is not reopened.
The Saudi-led coalition said in an earlier statement that the Houthis attacked the southern cities of Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran, and that the injured included women and children. The same casualty and city stamps appear on The National (Sep 8, 2026), which quotes Maj Gen Turki Al Malki on the 73 civilians wounded and the Energy Ministry on fires and a temporary suspension of some operational activities.
Brent crude futures rose $1 to $98 a barrel after the Saudi energy ministry statement, while U.S. crude futures rose over $2 to $93.65 a barrel, per the Reuters wire on SRN.
The Houthi military spokesperson announced what he described as a broad offensive targeting Saudi oil giant Aramco facilities in Abha, Najran and Jizan, as well as an air base in Khamis Mushait, with ballistic missiles and drones. Spokesperson Yahya Saree said on Monday that Riyadh had taken “escalatory steps” by conducting airstrikes on Yemen and warned the latest strikes would not go unanswered.
Colonel Turki al-Malki said the coalition will take all necessary operational measures to deter “this terrorist militia and resolutely confront its hostile approach,” with the latest escalation described as “dangerous.”
On Monday the Financial Times said Aramco’s Jazan oil facilities were hit in new strikes and damage was being assessed; Reuters was not immediately able to verify that report and Aramco has not commented. That Monday thread is live as Aramco Jizan. Distinct from WTI above $92.
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