Iran attacks energy infrastructure across Gulf states

DUBAI: Critical infrastructure across the Gulf came under attack from Iran on Sunday, with damage reported at civilian facilities in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait. Attacks by Iranian drones on Sunday resulted in 'severe' damage to Kuwaiti oil and petrochemical facilities, the state petroleum company said. The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said a number of facilities of its subsidiary Petrochemical Industries Company were targeted in the attack which 'resulted in the outbreak of fires at several of these facilities and caused severe material damage'. Earlier, Kuwait's electricity and water ministry said two power and water desalination plants were damaged by a drone attack from Iran, causing 'significant material damage and the shutdown of two electricity generating units'.
Earlier, authorities in Abu Dhabi said they were battling fires at a petrochemical plant in Ruwais Industrial City on the UAE's northwest coast.
'Authorities are responding to multiple fires in Borouge petrochemicals plant, caused by falling debris following successful interceptions by air defence systems,' the Gulf emirate's media office said. 'Operations at the facility have been immediately suspended while damage is assessed. No injuries have been reported,' it added after the United Arab Emirates' defence ministry earlier said it was responding to missile and drone attacks.
In Bahrain on Sunday, the state energy company said an Iranian drone attack sparked a fire at a storage tank that was later extinguished. 'Bapco Energies confirms an incident occurred at one of its storage facilities earlier today resulting in a tank fire, as a result of a hostile Iranian drone attack,' the company said, without specifying the location of the blaze. — AFP