The Shah oil and gas field is located 180 km southwest of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE. The country's authorities reported on Monday about a fire that broke out there after a drone attack. Iran attacks transportation and oil infrastructure in the Persian Gulf — earlier in the day it hit near Dubai airport and a key port in the UAE, which is located outside the Strait of Hormuz.
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The Shah field is one of the world's largest deposits of the so-called sour gas, characterized by a high content of hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide. It is estimated that gas reserves in this field amount to approximately 480 billion cubic meters. Additionally, light crude oil is produced there.
Iran also attacked the United Arab Emirates' key oil port of Fujairah and Dubai airport.
The fire broke out after a drone attack on a strategically important port and industrial zone in Fujairah, one of the largest oil storage facilities in the region, which is located across the Strait of Hormuz. Oil loading at the port was suspended for some time to assess the losses.
Problems at Dubai airport. A blow to the image of the UAE
Flights were temporarily suspended on Monday after a fire broke out near Dubai airport following a “drone incident”.
A rocket attack on a car killed a Palestinian citizen on the outskirts of the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi, the city's press office reported.
Monday's drone attack was the third incident since the start of the war near Dubai International Airport, which is the world's busiest airport in terms of international passengers.
Some flights were delayed and others were canceled altogether, again hit the image of a safe and stable UAE.
Attack on an oil field in Iraq
On Monday, the AFP agency, citing representatives of the Iraqi security services and the Ministry of Petroleum, reported an attack by two drones on the Majnun field in southern Iraq. It is one of the largest oil fields in the world. It was the second such incident in four days.
