Fujairah suspends bunkering operations following drone attack
Oil loading operations have been suspended at the United Arab Emirates port of Fujairah, two sources told Reuters on 16 March, after a drone attack sparked a fire in the emirate’s petroleum industrial zone.
Fujairah, located on the Gulf of Oman just outside the Strait of Hormuz, is typically a critical exit point for about 1 million barrels per day of the UAE’s Murban crude – a volume equivalent to roughly 1% of global demand, Reuters reports. Civil defense teams are currently working to control the blaze, the Fujairah government media office said in a statement, adding that no casualties have been reported.
The statement reads: “The competent authorities in the Emirate of Fujairah confirmed that an escalating fire broke out in the Fujairah petroleum industries area, resulting from a drone strike, with no injuries reported. Civil defense teams in the emirate immediately began responding to the incident and continue their efforts to bring the fire under control. The authorities also urged the public not to spread rumors and to rely only on official sources for information”
— Fujairah Media Office (@FjMediaoffice) March 16, 2026
The suspension marks the second major disruption at the vital bunkering hub in recent days. Operations at Fujairah had resumed on 15 March following a separate drone strike over the weekend.
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