Saudi Arabia has temporarily halted production at two Aramco oil facilities that were attacked by Yemeni rebels, interrupting about half of company's total output, Energy Minister said, on Saturday, September 14. 

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Temporary suspension

attacks "resulted in a temporary suspension of production at Abqaiq and Khurais plants," Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, energy minister said in a statement carried by official Saudi Press ncy.

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Interruption of 50% production

It led to interruption of about 50 per cent of total production, he ded.

"se attacks resulted in production suspension of 5.7 million barrels of crude oil per day," state-owned Aramco said in a separate statement.

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Aramco CEO Amin Nasser said work is in progress to restore production and an update would be provided in next two days. Houthi rebel drone attacks on Abqaiq and Khurais, two key Aramco facilities in eastern Saudi Arabia, are latest in a series of raids on kingdom's oil installations in recent months. Nasser said, " injuries" were reported in attacks. Iran-linked Houthi rebels said y launched "a large-scale operation involving 10 drones" on facilities, group's Al-Masirah television reported. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, blamed Iran for strikes. "Iran has w launched an unprecedented attack on world's energy supply," Pompeo said. Saudi Arabia, a key ally of Washington, has repeatedly accused Iran of supplying arms to rebels. Tehran denies charge. Growing rebel attacks underscore how Saudi infrastructure, including oil installations, are increasingly vulnerable to Houthis' steily vancing weaponry -- from ballistic missiles to unmanned drones.

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