Trump: I told Netanyahu not to target the oil fields, and he hasn't done so yet.
1 week agoIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel "acted alone" in its bombing of the South Pars gas field in Iran, adding that US President Donald Trump "asked us to stop such attacks in the future."
1 week agoThe US further eases Russian oil sanctions, now allowing also the sale of petroleum refined products (until now it was only crude oil) that were loaded into tankers by March 12. The relaxation is valid until April 11
1 week agoDocumentation of the damage from inside the refineries in Haifa
1 week agoSaudi authorities have announced the suspension of oil loading operations at Yanbu port after air defense forces intercepted and destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile over the port.
Haifa: Power outages reported in several locations after latest Iranian missile attack
Smoke rose from an industrial site in Haifa after an Iranian bombing of the location.
1 week agoThere are several reported impact sites in Northern Israel, including near the Haifa Oil Refinery
The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council: Iran's targeting of the SAMREF refinery facilities, Yanbu port, and a refinery south of Riyadh is a terrorist act.
QatarEnergy CEO says the Iranian attack overnight damaged ~17% of its LNG production capacity, and it would take 3-5 years to repair the damage
Reuters quoted the CEO of Qatar Energy as saying: "To resume production, we first need a cessation of hostilities."
The U.S. may soon remove sanctions from Iranian oil that is stranded on tankers to help lift global supplies and reduce prices, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday
Firefighter teams are currently responding to fires at Kuwait’s al-Abdallah refinery port and Mina al-Ahmadi refinery port, Reuters reports citing a statement
Dutch Prime Minister: The situation in the Strait of Hormuz is extremely volatile and no potential mission can begin.
Saudi Civil Defense: Alarm sounded in Yanbu province to warn of danger
Qatar's Ministry of Interior: Civil Defense has initially brought a fire in the Ras Laffan area under control, with no injuries reported.
Abu Dhabi Media Office: Successful interception of missiles targeting Habshan gas facilities and Bab field; no injuries reported.
Abu Dhabi: Gas facilities suspended after missile debris falls
1 week agoFour drones have targeted the naval base in Umm Qasr, east of Basra
1 week agoIran media claims that a missile attack is ongoing against the LNG refinery in Bahrain
Qatari Foreign Ministry: Requests military and security attachés at the Iranian embassy to leave the country within 24 hours.
UAE Defense Ministry: Air defenses dealing with missile threat
Fire at Qatar gas facility 'under control': Civil Defence
Delcy Rodríguez also appointed a new Minister of Electric Power. Rolando Alcalá, an electrical engineer from Simón Bolívar University and an electrical projects specialist, was appointed to this position. Alcalá replaces Major General Jorge Márquez Monsalve.
Qatari Defense Ministry: We intercepted 4 ballistic missiles, and the fifth fell in Ras Laffan Industrial City, causing a fire which is being dealt with.
Qatar's Ministry of Defense: Qatar was attacked with 5 ballistic missiles from Iran on Wednesday.
A US official denies to CNN that his country launched an attack on gas fields in Iran.
QatarEnergy says there was severe damage after an Iranian strike on Ras Laffan Industrial City
China on Wednesday said it would provide Taiwan with “stable and reliable” energy supplies after a possible peaceful reunification, a remark by its Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson in response to questions about the risks of disruptions to oil and gas supplies amid the Middle East conflict
2 week agoMassive fire at Phase 4 of the South Pars Refinery in Assaluyeh after an Israeli airstrike
2 week agoThe UAE affirms that targeting energy facilities linked to the Pars field poses a threat to global energy security.
Power outages hit most areas of Baghdad after gas supplies from Iran were halted.
2 week agoIran says it has "brought the fire in the South Pars field under control and the situation is under control."
Iran has taken several phases of the South Pars gas field offline following an attack in the Asaluyeh area, according to Fars, citing the local governor.
Qatar: Israel's targeting of energy infrastructure threatens global, regional, and environmental energy security.
Following an airstrike near Bushehr, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the US and Israel must cease attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities.
Fars News Agency, citing sources in the Iranian army: We will attack infrastructure in response to the targeting of the Asaluyeh gas facilities.
Governor of Asaluyeh: The situation is under control and firefighting teams are working to extinguish the fire in the Pars gas field. There are no reports of injuries.
An Israeli official said the strike on the gas facility was coordinated between the Israeli prime minister's office and the White House. The official said it was aimed at signaling to Iran that if it continues disrupting oil supply through the strait of Hormuz there could be an escalation in the targeting of its energy facilities and a worsening of the economic crisis in the country. "It was a signal of what could come next", the official said
The Israeli Broadcasting Authority, citing an Israeli source, reported that the promised escalation was carried out by targeting a gas processing plant in Iran.
The Israeli Broadcasting Authority quoted an Israeli official as saying: We attacked the large Iranian gas facility in Bushehr, in the south of the country.
Russian Foreign Ministry: The war in the Middle East poses a threat to global energy security.
Missile attack on the Asaluyeh gas facilities in the South Pars field in Iran
Tasnim: Loud explosions heard after gas facilities targeted in South Pars field
Some tanks and gas facilities in Iran's Assaluyeh refineries hit - Fars
Trump: We are not using the Strait of Hormuz, but rather the unresponsive allies.
Iran says natural gas facilities associated with offshore South Pars field have been attacked
Oil production at Sharara field is declining after a fire hit the pipeline supplying Zawiya refinery. the pipeline has been shut down, and the cause of the fire is still unknown. and maintenance teams are inspecting the damage
Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region Masrour Barzani on the pipeline Agreement: given the extraordinary circumstances facing the country, and the responsibility we all share to get through this difficult chapter, we have decided to allow oil to flow through the Kurdistan Region’s pipeline as soon as possible
Cuba has reconnected its power grid and brought online its largest oil-fired power plant, energy officials said, putting an end to a nationwide blackout that lasted more than 29 hours amid a US move to choke off the island’s fuel supply
