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UAE oil giant ADNOC shuts Ruwais refinery after drone strike, source says
ADNOC shut the refinery after a fire caused by a suspected drone strike amid rising Middle East attacks on energy infrastructure, with no injuries reported, officials said.
- On Tuesday, ADNOC shut its Ruwais refinery as a precaution after a fire at a facility within the complex following a suspected drone strike, Reuters reported.
- A suspected drone strike hit a facility inside the Ruwais industrial complex, sparking a fire, and the refinery was temporarily shut for safety assessments, a source who spoke to Reuters said.
- The Ruwais complex hosts chemical, fertiliser and industrial gas plants and facilities refining up to 922,000 barrels per day, with other operations continuing normally.
- The episode is tied to wider regional confrontations, with Reuters describing it as the latest disruption amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and thick smoke reported on March 9.
- Earlier this month, attacks on oil infrastructure intensified, including two drones targeting Ras Tanura Refinery on March 2 and a missile strike on Bahrain’s Bapco Refinery on March 5.
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UAE oil giant ADNOC shuts Ruwais refinery after drone strike, source says
Abu Dhabi state oil giant ADNOC has shut its Ruwais refinery in response to a fire at a facility within the complex following a drone strike, a source with knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday, marking the latest energy infrastructure disruption due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
The fourth largest refinery in the world has been shut down in the United Arab Emirates.
The largest refinery in the United Arab Emirates has suffered a drone attack in the midst of the war in Iran that is affecting oil prices around the world. Specifically, the Emirati complex in Ruwais has been affected this Tuesday by a fire after that incidence. The fire has spread through facilities operated by the state company Abu Dhabi National Oil (ADNOC). It will continue to expand.
Middle East's largest refinery closed as precaution after drone attack
The Ruwais oil refinery, considered the largest single-site refinery in the Middle East and among the top four largest in the world, has been closed as part of precautionary measures following a drone attack, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.Earlier in the day, authorities in Abu Dhabi said a fire broke out at a facility in the Ruwais industrial complex after a drone attack, with no injuries reported so far.There was no immediate report on whether the…
UAE oil giant ADNOC's Ruwais refinery shut as precaution after drone strike
Abu Dhabi state oil giant ADNOC has shut its Ruwais refinery in response to a fire at a facility within the complex following a drone strike, a source with knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday, marking the latest energy infrastructure disruption due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
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