Oil and gas facilities targeted in UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait

• Incident at Adnoc Gas Habshan complex
• Borouge confirms multiple fires at Ruwais
• GPIC says a number of units hit by drones

The UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait have reported damage to oil and gas infrastructure due to strikes by Iran over the weekend.

In a statement to the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) on Sunday, Adnoc Gas said falling debris after interception by UAE air defence systems resulted in an incident at its Habshan complex on April 3. 

One contractor, an Egyptian national, was killed, while four other contractors sustained minor injuries. The affected site was isolated, and a comprehensive assessment of the damage to the Habshan train is ongoing.

The company said domestic demand is being met through its other facilities, with customer supply remaining intact. 

Abu Dhabi-listed Borouge also confirmed multiple fires broke out at the Ruwais industrial area on Sunday due to falling debris. The blazes were brought under control.

Production in affected areas has been suspended following the incident, while damage assessment and repairs were being carried out, the company said in a statement to ADX.

Borouge will navigate short-term operational disruption due to its strong cash generation and ample liquidity, the statement said.

Bahrain’s Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) said a number of its operational units were attacked by Iranian drones on Sunday morning. 

The attack triggered fires across the affected units, the state-run Bahrain News Agency reported. All fires were fully extinguished with no known casualties. 

Damage assessment teams are determining the full extent of the impact.

In addition, state-owned Babco Energies confirmed a tank fire on Sunday due to an Iranian drone attack.

The fire was fully extinguished and the situation brought under control, the Bahrain News Agency reported.

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The Kuwaiti ministry of electricity, water and renewable energy said two power and water distillation plants were targeted by Iranian drones on Sunday morning.

The attack resulted in “significant material damage and the shutdown” of two power-generating units, the Kuwait News Agency reported.

Technical teams immediately put emergency plans in place to ensure the safety and stability of electricity and water supplies.

The UAE’s Emirates Global Aluminium and Aluminium Bahrain were hit by Iranian strikes on March 28. 

The US-Israeli war on Iran has been ongoing since February 28. In a social media post on Sunday, US President Donald Trump threatened to destroy Iran’s power plants and bridges if it failed to meet his deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.