At least two crude storage tanks in Fujairah were damaged in drone strikes on Saturday, in the latest such incident at the UAE's key product storage and bunkering hub, sources familiar with port operations told Argus.
The tanks later caught fire, but the blaze was quickly contained, the sources said. Another strike was reported near the Vopak terminal area, although the exact location could not be immediately confirmed.
It was also not immediately clear whether the incident had disrupted wider port activity.
The incident came a day after US President Donald Trump threatened to order the destruction of Iran's main oil loading facility on Kharg island to force Tehran to reopen the strait of Hormuz. Fujairah is a key bunker fuel supply hub for ships transiting the strait and is also the world's third-largest storage hub for crude oil and refined products.
Fujairah Oil Tanker Terminal (FOTT), where most crude loadings take place, had also sustained damage from falling debris following what authorities described as a successful air defence interception on 9 March.
Most storage terminals and berths at Fujairah have since resumed operations, although Mena Fujairah Terminal has yet to recover after drone debris damaged their naphtha tanks last week.
