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05/04/26
Several Mideast Gulf energy sites hit by drones
Several Mideast Gulf energy sites hit by drones
Dubai, 5 April (Argus) — Energy-linked facilities and installations across
Mideast Gulf countries were hit by a new round of Iranian drones strikes
overnight, as the US-Israeli war with Iran intensifies. Kuwait's state-owned KPC
reported that the building housing both its headquarters and the country's oil
ministry "was targeted" by a drone in the early hours of Sunday, 5 April,
causing a fire at the site. A source with knowledge of the incident confirmed
that the building itself was struck. Videos circulating on social media showed a
large fire burning from the top of the building. The attack caused "significant
material damage," the finance ministry said in a separate statement. The
building, located in Kuwait City's Shuwaikh district, had already been evacuated
and no injuries were reported, KPC said. Emergency teams are continuing efforts
to contain and manage the fire. Another strike in Kuwait targeted two power and
water desalination plants, resulting in "significant material damage" and the
shutdown of two electricity generation units, the ministry of electricity and
water said. This represents the third attack on Kuwait's power infrastructure in
less than a week, following strikes reported on power and desalination plants on
3 April and 30 March . Kuwait has eight major power plants dotted along its
coast, the majority of which also include desalination units that supply a
significant portion of the emirate's freshwater. The first attack on 30 March
targeted the Doha West facility near Doha port. Kuwait has yet to disclose which
facilities were targeted on 3 April and early today. In neighbouring Bahrain,
state-owned Bapco Energies reported a fire at a storage tank at "one of its
storage facilities" after what it described as "an Iranian drone attack" in the
early hours of Sunday. By 09:41 local time, Bapco Energies said the fire had
been "fully extinguished" and the situation brought under control. Damage
assessments are ongoing, and no injuries were reported. Bahrain's GPIC said
several operational units were hit by Iranian drones early today, triggering
fires that were later extinguished. Damage assessments are ongoing, with no
casualties reported. Abu Dhabi authorities said that "several fires" broke out
at the Borouge petrochemicals facility after debris from an intercepted drone
fell on the site early Sunday. Operations at the facility have been "suspended
immediately, pending an assessment of the damage," Abu Dhabi said. No injuries
were reported. These attacks came hours after the Iraqi oil ministry reported an
attack "by unidentified drones" on a storage facility at the 300,000 b/d
Buzurgan oil field — one of three fields that make up the Missan cluster
operated by China's state-owned CNOOC. The attack did not result in any
injuries, the ministry said. The war with Iran is now in its sixth week, with
Tehran responding to US and Israeli strikes on its territory, facilities and
infrastructure by launching missiles and drones against targets in Israel and
across the Mideast Gulf. By Nader Itayim and Bachar Halabi Send comments and
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