The United States Department of State has issued an order for mandatory evacuation of non-emergency government personnel as well as their family members serving at diplomatic missions of the USA in Saudi Arabia. The new security directive followed Saudi air defense intercepting an attack aimed at the Shaybah oilfield of Saudi Aramco, which led to the deaths of two civilians and injuries to two others.
The Ministry of Energy of Saudi Arabia reported that its air defense forces managed to intercept a drone, trying to conduct an attack at the processing complex of Aramco at the Shaybah oilfield near the borders with the UAE.
Impact on operations : The government officials said there was no damage to the processing plants and that oil production operations continued as normal. “The U.S. Department of State issued an ordered departure for non-emergency U.S. government employees and their family members in Saudi Arabia,” State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott wrote on X. “Iranian-supported Houthis have increasingly engaged in hostilities against Saudi Arabia, including attacks on civilian airports and other critical infrastructure, resulting in civilian casualties and severe travel disruptions.
