Drone attack targets UAE’s Musaffah fuel tank terminal

A fire broke out after Musaffah fuel tank terminal in the United ​Arab Emirates was targeted by a drone, ‌without impacting its operations, Abu Dhabi media office said on Monday.“Abu Dhabi authorities have responded today to a fire ​resulting from the targeting of a Musaffah ​fuel tank terminal by a drone. The ⁠situation was promptly contained,” the office said.No ​injuries were reported.Abu Dhabi National Oil Company operates ​a facility in Musaffah from which fuel is transported by trucks, while a 1,600-kilometre pipeline network distributes finished products ​across the emirate of Abu Dhabi.Yemen’s Iran-aligned ​Houthis targeted the Mussafah Fuel Depot in 2022 during the ‌group’s ⁠war with the Saudi-led coalition.Earlier on Monday, Saudi Arabia’s state oil giant Aramco shut its Ras Tanura refinery after it was hit by a ​drone in ​an apparent ⁠escalation on the third day of strikes across the region launched ​by Tehran in response to the U.S.-Israeli ​attack ⁠on Iran.QatarEnergy also said it was halting production of LNG and associated products due to attacks ⁠on ​facilities in Ras Laffan, a ​source with knowledge told Reuters.

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