Baird Maritime – International
03/14/2026 09:20 am – Updated 10 hours ago
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Some oil loading operations have been suspended in the United Arab Emirates’ Fujairah emirate, a major bunkering hub, industry and trade sources said, after a fire broke out there on Saturday.
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The fire occurred after debris fell during the interception of a drone, but no injuries were reported, the emirate’s media office said.
Civil defence forces are handling the incident to contain the fire, it added.
Authorities did not provide any information about the reported suspension of operations.
UAE’s Fujairah media office @FjMediaoffice confirms that a fire broke out in the Emirate of Fujairah due to falling debris following a successful interception of an Iranian drone by air defenses. No injuries were reported.
Civil Defense teams are currently managing the… pic.twitter.com/wfwrvUqmkD
— Saad Abedine (@SaadAbedine) March 14, 2026
Bloomberg News earlier reported that some oil-loading operations in the Port of Fujairah, outside the Strait of Hormuz, had been suspended after a drone attack and fire.
Abu Dhabi state oil giant ADNOC, which operates in the emirate, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
On Tuesday, ADNOC shut its Ruwais refinery in response to a fire at a facility within the complex following a drone strike, a source with knowledge of the situation said, in further disruption of energy infrastructure due to the US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
(Reporting by Sarah El-Safty, Jaidaa Taha and Nidhi Verma; Editing by Toby Chopra and Gareth Jones)
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