Operations on the United Arab Emirates’ Shah fuel discipline have been suspended whereas harm is being assessed following a drone assault, Abu Dhabi’s media workplace stated on Monday (March 16, 2026).
Authorities contained and introduced the hearth attributable to the assault underneath management, the media workplace added in a publish on X, reiterating that no injured have been reported.
The Shah discipline is likely one of the world’s largest of its variety and is positioned 180 km (111.85 miles) southwest of Abu Dhabi.
The United Arab Emirates’ every day oil output is down by greater than half because the Iran battle and the efficient closure of the Strait of Hormuz pressured state oil large ADNOC to implement widespread manufacturing shut-ins, two sources informed Reuters.
Oil loading operations on the UAE’s port of Fujairah, a key export terminal, have been suspended twice in latest days following separate drone assault incidents. Some oil loading on the hub restarted, two sources stated.
Revealed – March 17, 2026 04:53 am IST