Iran used ballistics to attack the world's largest liquefied natural gas plant

The department was informed of the fire caused by an Iranian attack.

According to the Qatari Defense Ministry, Iran launched five ballistic missiles at the site, four of which were intercepted, according to the military.

QatarEnergy confirmed that their facility was the target of a missile attack that caused significant damage. According to power engineers, there were no casualties among people.

This facility was attacked by Iranian drones on March 2. The next day QatarEnergy said it would cease production of liquefied natural gas and related products.

As Bloomberg recalls, Ras Laffan is one of the most important energy hubs in the world and the location of the largest liquefied natural gas plant. It is here that approximately 20% of the world's LNG supplies are produced, making the facility critical to the global energy market. The complex covers an area of ​​approximately 295 km², where there are also gas processing plants, storage facilities, gas-to-liquid fuel plants and an oil refinery.

Context

Against the backdrop of the war between the United States and Israel with Iran, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most important routes for global oil trade, through which millions of barrels of crude oil and petroleum products pass from the Middle East to Asia, Europe and the United States every day, has practically stopped since March 1. Oil prices began to rise sharply.

In March The parties began to launch mutual attacks on the countries' energy facilities.