Some oil loading operations were suspended in the emirate of Fujairah, in the United Arab Emirates, after a drone attack and fire this Saturday (14).
Dense dark smoke rose from the premises. Fujairah is a major ship bunkering hub and crude oil export terminal. Civil defense is handling the incident to contain the fire.
The suspension comes hours after the United States attacked military targets at the Kharg Island oil export terminal in Iran.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard responded by asserting that United States interests in the UAE – including ports, docks and military installations – are legitimate targets.
The emirate of Fujairah, located outside the Strait of Hormuz, is the outlet for around 1 million barrels per day of the UAE’s Murban crude oil – a volume equivalent to around 1% of global demand.
