Fujairah Port in UAE resumes oil transshipment after drone attack
Kyiv • UNN
Terminal operations have been restored after the fire caused by drone debris was extinguished. The port is strategically important for oil supplies bypassing the strait.
Oil transshipment operations in one of the key ports of the United Arab Emirates – Fujairah – have resumed after a drone attack and fire, which previously led to a temporary halt in exports. This is reported by Bloomberg, writes UNN.
Details
According to sources familiar with the situation, terminal operations resumed after the fire was extinguished on Sunday morning. Officials from the port and the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. have not publicly commented on the situation.
Strategic oil export route
The incident occurred after a drone was intercepted over the port on Saturday. According to the Fujairah press center, drone debris fell on the facility and caused a fire.
The port of Fujairah is of strategic importance for UAE energy exports, as it is located outside the Strait of Hormuz. Through an oil pipeline to this port, the country can supply oil bypassing the strait, which has recently been threatened by the war between the US, Israel, and Iran.