Oil Refineries hit or disrupted:

- Ruwais (UAE) – multiple fires from debris

- Ras Tanura (Saudi Arabia) – temporary shutdown (restarted)

- Samref, Satorp, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

- Bapco Energies and GPIC (Bahrain)

- Mina Al-Ahmadi, Mina Abdullah and other KNPC sites (Kuwait)

- Lanaz (Iraq)

Gas & LNG Facilities:

- Ras Laffan (Qatar) – extensive missile damage, force majeure declared

- Habshan and Shah (UAE)

- South Pars and Isfahan (Iran)

- Ju’aymah LPG (Saudi Arabia)

Oil Production & Pipelines:

- East-West pipeline (Saudi Arabia) – flows reduced by 700,000 b/d

- Manifa and Khurais (Saudi Arabia) – production cuts

- Majnoon (Iraq)

Ports affected:

- Fujairah, Jebel Ali, Khor Fakkan (UAE)

- Yanbu (Saudi Arabia)

- Sohar, Mina Al Fahal, Salalah (Oman)

- Khalifa Bin Salman (Bahrain)

- Shahid Haghani (Iran – Bandar Abbas area)

These strikes have severely disrupted oil and gas flows, forced the Strait of Hormuz near closure, and caused major volatility in global energy markets. Many facilities saw temporary shutdowns, fires, or reduced capacity.

Key lesson for mariners: Conflicts directly impact tanker routes, loading terminals, and port operations. Always check the latest security advisories, port status, and war risk areas before planning transits in the Persian Gulf or Arabian Sea.

Source: gCaptain (April 12, 2026) – educational paraphrase for seafarer awareness.