Refinery

YASREF Refinery

Saudi Aramco/Sinopec ·Yanbu, SA ·v1.1

A 400,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Yanbu, SA, operated by Saudi Aramco/Sinopec.

Record

Rated capacity
400,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Status
Damaged
Operator
Saudi Aramco/Sinopec
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/saudi-aramco
Coordinates
25.0150, 46.2087

Notes

Multiple drone strike attacks on Saudi refineries in March 2026 caused fires and damage. While YASREF specifically wasn't explicitly named in all headlines, the pattern of attacks on Aramco facilities in the region and reports of 'Saudi oil refinery targeted, causing fire' indicate operational disruption. Previous November 2025 news showed expansion plans, but recent attacks have impacted refinery operations.

What coverage reports

129 days since one was reported

After Qatar's LNG plant, Saudi Aramco's SAMREF refinery in Yanbu targeted in aerial attack
2026-04-14 · 1 publisher filed it

3 reported in 12 months

conflict 3

2024-092026-08
stories filed per month · red = a disruption

These are counts of what publishers filed about this plant, not an operating status. A quiet month means nobody named this facility that month, which is a fact about coverage and not about the plant. Where this site states how a refinery is running it says so in the facts table above, from the curated dataset, and cites it there.

Wire

49 records6 Aug 2009 to 14 Apr 2026General 25 · Expansion 14 · Conflict 7 · Maintenance 2
  1. Conflict Low
    After Qatar's LNG plant, Saudi Aramco's SAMREF refinery in Yanbu targeted in aerial attack
    MSN · matched yanbu, yasref
  2. Conflict Critical
    Drone crashes at refinery in Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu, assessment underway
    Al Arabiya English · matched yanbu
  3. Conflict High
    Oil Rallies as Iranian Strike on Saudi Yanbu Refinery Elevates Geopolitical Risk
    TipRanks · matched yanbu
  4. Conflict Low
    Tensions Rise: Yanbu Refinery Faces Aerial Attack
    devdiscourse.com · matched yanbu
  5. Conflict Low
    Saudi Aramco Yanbu Refinery Attack: Red Sea Facility Hit
    JFeed + 5 other outlets · matched yanbu
  6. General Low
    Yanbu Refinery: Transforming Oil & Energy Innovation
    Farmonaut · matched yanbu
  7. General Low
    Aramco, ExxonMobil, and Samref begin joint study of Yanbu refinery upgrades and a new petrochemical facility
    Energies Media · matched yanbu, yasref
  8. Expansion Low
    Exxon, Aramco, Samref to explore major upgrade of Yanbu refinery
    Reuters · matched yanbu
  9. Expansion Low
    Aramco and Sinopec agree to expand Saudi Arabia’s Yasref petrochemical complex
    Energies Media · matched yasref
  10. General Low
    Aramco, Sinopec, Yasref Plan Petrochemical Growth
    Oil & Gas Middle East · matched yasref
  11. Expansion Medium
    Sinopec, Aramco sign agreement for Yanbu Refinery expansion in Saudi Arabia
    offshore-technology.com + 1 other outlet · matched yanbu
  12. Expansion Low
    Sinopec and Aramco have Entered into a Framework Agreement for a JV to Expand the Yanbu Refinery
    JobbersWorld · matched yanbu
  13. Expansion Medium
    Aramco, Sinopec move ahead with Yasref petrochemical expansion. PLUS: Oil, gas fields discovered in Eastern Province, Empty Quarter
    enterpriseam.com · matched yasref
  14. Expansion Medium
    Aramco and Sinopec sign agreement for major expansion at Yasref
    Arabian Business · matched yasref
  15. General Low
    Sinopec, Aramco to add major petrochemical capacity at Yanbu complex
    Oil & Gas Journal · matched yanbu
  16. Expansion Low
    Sinopec and Aramco Sign Venture Framework Agreement to Expand Yanbu Refinery
    PR Newswire · matched yanbu
  17. Expansion Medium
    Aramco, Sinopec and Yasref Sign Venture Framework Deal to Advance Petrochemical Expansion
    ChemAnalyst + 2 other outlets · matched yasref
  18. Expansion Medium
    Aramco and Sinopec plan major Yasref expansion to boost petrochemical output
    Arab News · matched yasref
  19. Expansion Low
    Saudi Aramco, Sinopec to expand Yasref petrochemicals complex
    reuters.com + 1 other outlet · matched yasref
  20. General Low
    Inside Yanbu Refinery’s digital transformation journey
    Aramco · matched yanbu
  21. Expansion Low
    South Korean contractor wins Yanbu refinery upgrade
    MEED · matched yanbu
  22. General Low
    World Economic Forum Includes Yanbu Refinery into Industrial Lighthouses Network
    english.aawsat.com + 1 other outlet · matched yanbu
  23. General Low
    Aramco’s Yanbu Refinery: Pioneering the future with 4IR
    Oil & Gas Middle East · matched yanbu
  24. General Low
    WEF recognises Aramco's Yanbu Refinery for 4IR standards
    Oil Review Middle East · matched yanbu
  25. General Low
    Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company unleashes potential for continuous improvement
    asian-power.com + 1 other outlet · matched yanbu
  26. Expansion Low
    Aramco in talks with Sinopec to expand Yanbu refinery
    Arabian Gulf Business Insight | AGBI · matched yanbu
  27. Conflict Critical
    Temporary reduction in YASREF refinery’s production following drone attack: Ministry
    Saudi Gazette · matched yasref
  28. Conflict Low
    Saudi Arabia's Yasref refinery output disrupted from attacks: ministry
    S&P Global · matched yasref
  29. General Low
    YASREF refinery to produce 400,000 bpd clean fuel
    Arab News · matched yasref
  30. General Low
    Jacobs awarded general engineering services contract at YASREF refinery
    Hydrocarbon Engineering · matched yasref
  31. General Low
    Yasref lets contract for Yanbu refinery
    Oil & Gas Journal · matched yanbu, yasref
  32. General Low
    WorleyParsons wins contract for Yasref refinery optimization
    chemengonline.com · matched yasref
  33. General Low
    WorleyParsons bags GES contract for YASREF refinery in Saudi Arabia
    NS Energy · matched yasref
  34. General Low
    Luberef II Yanbu Refinery to produce Group II/III base oils
    Hydrocarbon Engineering · matched yanbu
  35. Incident High
    Saudi’s Yasref refinery contains fire, operations unaffected
    gulfbusiness.com · matched yasref
  36. Expansion Medium
    Luberef II Yanbu Refinery Expansion
    offshore-technology.com + 1 other outlet · matched yanbu
  37. General Low
    Saudi Aramco Yanbu Refinery
    offshore-technology.com + 1 other outlet · matched yanbu
  38. General Low
    King Salman and Chinese President Xi Jinping inaugurate YASREF Refinery
    Aramco · matched yasref
  39. General Low
    New Yanbu refinery powers Kingdom's fuel exports
    Menafn · matched yanbu
  40. Expansion Medium
    Air Liquide starts up largest investment in Saudi Arabia to supply hydrogen to the YASREF refinery
    gasworld · matched yasref
  41. General Low
    Yasref Refinery In Saudi Arabia To Load 2nd Diesel Cargo On Thursday
    gulfbusiness.com · matched yasref
  42. General Low
    SNC-Lavalin wins Yanbu refinery facility contract
    Construction Week Online · matched yanbu
  43. General Low
    Jacobs wins PMC contract for $1bn Yanbu refinery
    Construction Week Online · matched yanbu
  44. General Low
    Saudi Aramco, Sinopec sign Yanbu refinery deal
    Hydrocarbon Processing · matched yanbu
  45. General Low
    Jacobs Engineering wins Yanbu refinery contract
    Construction Week Online · matched yanbu
  46. General Low
    MMG wins US $216m Aramco deal for Yanbu Refinery
    constructionweekonline.com · matched yanbu
  47. Maintenance Critical
    Aramco plans Yanbu maintenance shutdown next year
    Oil & Gas Middle East · matched yanbu
  48. Maintenance Critical
    Aramco plans maintenance shutdown at Yanbu
    Arabian Business · matched yanbu
  49. General Low
    KBR wins Yanbu refinery utilities deal
    utilities-me.com + 1 other outlet · matched yanbu

Every item names this facility by city or plant name in its headline or summary. Operator-only mentions never attribute. Headlines and links belong to the publishers named.