Ras Laffan gas facility in Qatar has suffered extensive damage after several rounds of Iranian strikes
Fire and smoke rise in the Fujairah oil industry zone, caused by debris after interception of a drone by air defences amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates on March 4, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS
Qatar’s main gas facility has suffered extensive damage after several rounds of Iranian strikes, causing new energy supply fears as the Middle East war grinds on.
Here is a look at some of the key energy facilities that have been targeted in the US-Israel war with Iran.
Ras Laffan
Ras Laffan in Qatar is the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) hub.
It has been repeatedly targeted by Iranian strikes since the war began, and has now suffered “extensive damage” after back-to-back waves of hits, state-run QatarEnergy said.
Earlier today, QatarEnergy reported “sizeable fires” and significant damage at several LNG facilities at the hub.
That came after an earlier attack on the Ras Laffan Industrial City on Wednesday had already caused extensive damage to a gas-to-liquids facility.
Qatar shares the world’s largest natural gas reservoir with Iran.
QatarEnergy estimates the Gulf state’s portion of the reservoir, the North Field, holds about 10% of the world’s known natural gas reserves.
In recent years, Qatar has inked a series of long-term LNG deals with France’s Total, Britain’s Shell, India’s Petronet, China’s Sinopec and Italy’s Eni, among others.
Earlier in March, Iranian attacks forced QatarEnergy to halt LNG production and declare force majeure.
South Pars
Iran’s strikes on Ras Laffan come after its South Pars/North Dome field was hit on Wednesday.
The South Pars mega-field is the largest known gas reserve in the world, and supplies around 70% of Iran’s domestic natural gas.
The strikes on the field, which it shares with Qatar, caused a fire, Iranian state television said.
The strike was condemned by some of Iran’s Gulf neighbours, including Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, who have seen energy facilities in their countries come under repeated Iranian attack.
US President Donald Trump said today that Israel had carried out the attack and Washington “knew nothing” about it.
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But he warned that if Iran continued attacks against Qatar, US forces would “massively blow up the entirety” of the South Pars field.
Kharg
Kharg island, around 30 kilometres off Iran’s mainland, is a hub for roughly 90% of the country’s crude oil exports.
It was hit in US strikes on Saturday, but Iranian officials said afterwards that exports were continuing normally and there had been no casualties.
A satellite image shows an oil terminal at Kharg Island, Iran, February 25, 2026. 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS
Trump had threatened to target the island’s oil infrastructure if Iran continues to block the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial passage for energy and other exports from the region.
Iran has pledged to block the export of all oil through the strait, and has targeted vessels attempting to transit the narrow chokepoint, wreaking havoc on exports reliant on the passage.
Ruwais refinery
The Ruwais oil refinery, in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, is the world’s fourth largest single-site refinery, according to state-owned operator Adnoc.
Operations there were halted earlier this month as a “precaution” after a drone attack on the industrial complex housing the facility, a source told AFP.
The source did not say whether the refinery had been hit. Adnoc did not make an official announcement.
Ras Tanura
The Ras Tanura facility along Saudi Arabia’s eastern Gulf coast is home to one of the largest refineries in the entire Middle East and a cornerstone of the kingdom’s energy sector.
The complex has a capacity of 550,000 barrels per day.
Smoke rising in the Ras Tanura oil refinery in Saudi Arabia after a drone attack, in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, March 2. PHOTO: REUTERS
It has been repeatedly targeted in Iranian strikes, including a drone attack early in the conflict that caused a fire and forced a partial shutdown of the refinery.
Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed source, that operations had now resumed at the facility.
Gulf countries’ output of oil and oil products has plunged from 30 million barrels per day last year, excluding Oman, to 20m currently, according to the International Energy Agency.
The president of Aramco, which operates the refinery, has warned the war could have “catastrophic consequences” on oil markets.
Yanbu
The Red Sea port of Yanbu is the destination of Petroline, the overland oil pipeline that gives Saudi Arabia an export alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.
Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry said today a drone crashed into the Samref refinery in the industrial zone in the port of Yanbu, adding that damage assessment was underway.
Saudi Arabia’s Samref refinery can process about 400,000 barrels of crude per day.
Mina Abdullah oil refinery
The Mina Abdullah refinery, one of three oil refineries operated by the state Kuwait National Petroleum Company, was struck by a drone today and caught fire.
The company later said the fire was contained at the facility capable of processing 454,000 barrels per day.
Mina Al-Ahmadi
The Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery, located near the Mina Abdullah refinery, was also hit by a drone and caught fire today.
The state Kuwait National Petroleum Company later said the fire was contained at the facility with a capacity of processing 346,000 barrels per day.
