Operations on the United Arab Emirates’ Shah gasoline field enjoy been suspended whereas hurt is being assessed following a drone assault, Abu Dhabi’s media office acknowledged on Monday (March 16, 2026).
Authorities contained and brought the fireplace precipitated by the assault below serve watch over, the media office added in a put up on X, reiterating that no injured had been reported.
The Shah field is undoubtedly one of many enviornment’s preferrred of its kind and is found 180 km (111.85 miles) southwest of Abu Dhabi.
The United Arab Emirates’ on day by day foundation oil output is down by more than half of because the Iran battle and the efficient closure of the Strait of Hormuz forced affirm oil giant ADNOC to implement frequent production shut-ins, two sources told Reuters.
Oil loading operations on the UAE’s port of Fujairah, a key export terminal, had been suspended twice in contemporary days following separate drone assault incidents. Some oil loading on the hub restarted, two sources acknowledged.
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