UAE’s Ruwais Refinery Joins List Of Oil Sites Targeted In Escalating Iran War

Last Updated:March 10, 2026, 7:11 PM IST

Ruwais Refinery, UAE’s largest, was hit by a drone amid the US-Israeli war on Iran. Adnoc shut it after a fire. No injuries reported.

A fire broke out at the facility within the complex following ​a drone strike. (Representative Image)

The UAE’s largest refinery, Ruwais Refinery, has become the latest to have been hit by a drone on Tuesday, the latest disruption to ​energy infrastructure due to the US-Israeli war on ⁠Iran.

Reuters quoted a source saying that Abu Dhabi state oil giant ​Adnoc has shut its Ruwais refinery after a fire broke out at a facility within the complex following ​a drone strike.

“The Ruwais refinery has halted operations out of precaution,” AFP quoted a source saying, adding that there were no injuries reported.

In a post on X, the government’s media office said: “The competent authorities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi are dealing with a fire that broke out in one of the facilities within the Ruwais Industrial Complex, resulting from a drone attack, with no injuries recorded so far. The competent authorities have urged the public to obtain information from official sources only, and to avoid circulating rumors or unverified information.”

According to Adnoc, its Ruwais facility is “the world’s fourth-largest single-site refinery”.

Refineries Hit Amid Iran War

From oil refineries in Saudi Arabia and the UAE to a gas production facility in Qatar and oil depots in Tehran, the region’s energy infrastructure —the economic lifeline of the West Asia— has come under attack amid the US-Israeli war on Iran. Here are the energy facilities hit so far in the conflict.

Saudi Arabia: The Saudi authorities reported attempted strikes on the Aramco-owned Ras Tanura oil refinery on March 2 and March 4. Operations were suspended at the facility.

Qatar: Iran attacked an energy facility in the Ras Laffan Industrial City, which is a major hub for liquefied natural gas (LNG).

UAE: An Iranian drone caused a massive fire at the Fujairah Oil Terminal in Fujairah on March 3. On Tuesday, Adnoc shut its Ruwais refinery following a drone strike causing fire at the facility.

Bahrain: Iran struck the Bahrain Petroleum Company’s (Bapco) refinery near Ma’ameer, Bahrain, on March 5. The attack caused a fire at the facility.

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