Saudi Oil Facilities Remain Targets After Drone Strikes, Yemen’s Houthis Say

  • Oil prices surged most ever after attack on Saudi facilities
  • Houthis are Iran-backed and fighting against Saudi in Yemen
Satellite image showing smoke rising from the Abqaiq oil plant following a drone strike on Sept. 14.Source: Planet Labs Inc.
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Iranian-backed Yemeni rebels said oil installations in Saudi Arabia remain a target after drone attacks on two major sites slashed the kingdom’s output by half and triggered a record surge in oil prices.

The rebel group said its weapons could reach anywhere in Saudi Arabia. Saturday’s strikes were carried out by aircraft equipped with a new type of engine, the Houthi rebel group said.