SAMREF refinery (Yanbu)

Overview

Aramco-ExxonMobil refinery at Yanbu on the Red Sea.

Geopolitical context

Hit by Iranian drone on 19 Mar 2026 (OPB/NPR); Yanbu is now the key bypass hub.

Role in chokepoint scenarios

• Cut off if the Bab el-Mandeb closes.

Nearby

• Yanbu Terminal Port / transit hub · ~36 km
• East-West Pipeline (Petroline) Oil pipeline · ~486 km
• Arab Gas Pipeline Gas pipeline · ~918 km
• Aramco Jazan refinery Refinery · ~925 km
• Leviathan Gas field · ~964 km
• Zohr Gas field · ~1009 km