The United Arab Emirates’ largest refinery has ceased operations after a drone strike ignited a fire near the facility.
Sources familiar with the situation indicated that the refinery was compelled to halt its activities following the incident.
The state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is currently evaluating the extent of the damage at the Ruwais Refinery, which has the capacity to process approximately 922,000 barrels of oil per day, making it one of the world’s largest refineries.
This shutdown occurs amidst increasing energy disruptions across the Persian Gulf, coming after Saudi Arabia suspended operations at its largest refinery and Qatar closed the world’s biggest LNG export facility, both following similar drone strikes attributed to Iran.
