There are no casualties at this time, the statement said.
The Shah field is one of the largest of its kind in the world and is located 180 km southwest of Abu Dhabi, the press service noted.
It is operated by the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). According to data on the company's website, the field's production capacity is about 70 thousand barrels of oil per day.
Abu Dhabi authorities are responding to a fire at Shah field, caused by a drone strike. No injuries have been reported, and further updates will be provided in due course.
The public is advised to obtain information only from official sources and to avoid spreading rumors or…
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Context
On the morning of February 28, Israel and the United States announced military operation in Iran (Israel called it “Lion's Roar”, the USA called it “Epic Fury”). Head of the White House Donald Trump has stated his intention to protect the American people by eliminating threats from the Iranian regime.
Tehran threatened with “crushing” retaliatory strike and launched missile and drone attacks on Israel and several countries in the Middle East where American military bases are located.
On March 2, Trump announced that “big wave” of attacks on Iran is yet to come and the US operation could take four weeks.
On March 3, The New York Times reported that since the start of the US-Israeli operation in Iran and Tehran's retaliatory strikes, more than 870 people have died in the Middle East. The UAE has become the country subjected to the most attacks from Iran – approximately 800 strikes.
On March 5, Bloomberg wrote that Gulf countries are outraged by becoming the center of a war that they did not start.
