US EditionQatar Stops LNG Production at World’s Top Plant After Iran Drone Attacks: Report
QatarEnergy halted LNG output, cutting about 20% of global supply, after Iranian drones struck major Qatari energy sites amid regional military escalation.
- QatarEnergy halted liquefied natural gas output on Monday after two drones launched from Iran struck facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City and Mesaieed Industrial City, and authorities will assess damages.
- Amid escalating reprisals, Iran has launched strikes mainly against Israel and United States military facilities, while the US, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates issued a joint condemnation on Sunday affirming their right to self-defence.
- Saudi reports say two drones targeted Ras Tanura on Monday morning, causing a small fire after interception; footage verified by Al Jazeera showed smoke over the 550,000 barrels per day refinery near Dammam with limited damage.
- Shipping bottlenecks in the Strait of Hormuz have emerged amid the attacks, with tankers piling up and Saudi Ministry of Energy halting some refinery units as a precaution.
- Rob Geist Pinfold of King's College London called the strikes calculated and noted Gulf states' rhetorical unity despite deep disagreements on engaging Iran.
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Saudi Arabia temporarily shuts down the Ras Tanura refinery, one of the largest in the world, after being impacted by drone debris
Qatar is a heavyweight of global liquefied petroleum gas supply. Iran targets the emirate's LNG plants after the American-Israeli attacks. Apparently with success: Production stands still, gas prices explode in Europe - although Germany is not one of its customers.
(New York Brussels = Yonhap News) Correspondent Lee Ji-heon and Hyun Yoon-kyung = Qatar Energy (QE), a state-owned energy company in Qatar, said that the Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant was damaged by an Iranian drone attack...
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