Fire at the Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery after an attack by Iranian drones

Kuwait's state oil company Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said its Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery was again attacked by numerous Iranian drones on Friday morning. A fire broke out in some facilities, the AP reported.

Initial reports indicate that there are no fatalities, emphasized the Kuwaiti state news agency KUNA.

As a precautionary measure, a number of refinery installations were closed and all procedures were implemented to ensure the safety of staff and the facility, the agency said.

The attack took place during the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, the holiday ending the Muslim month of fasting – Ramadan.

Since the US-Israeli attack on February 28, Iran has been striking Israel and the Persian Gulf countries, targeting both American bases located there and civilian facilities, especially those related to oil and gas production. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also known as the Revolutionary Guard, announced in retaliation the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which approximately 20 percent of the world's exports are normally transported. world volume of crude oil, which resulted in a sharp increase in prices of this raw material around the world.

Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery, located 50 km south of the capital of Kuwait. It is one of the largest petrochemicals – its production capacity is 730,000. barrels of crude oil per day. Last fall, Oil Minister Tariq Al-Rumi announced that the country's production capacity was 3.2 million barrels per day. (PAP)

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